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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number            811-21423                   

                           The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust                              

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

One Corporate Center

                         Rye, New York 10580-1422                         

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Bruce N. Alpert

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

                         Rye, New York 10580-1422                         

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-800-422-3554

Date of fiscal year end:  December 31

Date of reporting period:  December 31, 2013

 

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.


Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Annual Report — December 31, 2013

Portfolio Management Team

 

LOGO

To Our Shareholders,

For the year ended December 31, 2013, the net asset value (“NAV”) total return of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) was 36.5%, compared with a total return of 32.4% for the Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”) 500 Index. The total return for the Fund’s publicly traded shares was 44.4%. The Fund’s NAV per share was $24.18, while the price of the publicly traded shares closed at $22.17 on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”). See below for additional performance information.

Enclosed are the schedule of investments and financial statements as of December 31, 2013.

 

Sincerely yours,

  LOGO

Bruce N. Alpert

President

February 11, 2014

Comparative Results

   

Average Annual Returns through December 31, 2013 (a) (Unaudited)

         

Since
Inception

(11/28/03)

                  
        1 Year       3 Year       5 Year       
 

Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

  

       
 

NAV Total Return (b)

        36.47%           16.86%           20.36%        8.79%  
 

Investment Total Return (c)

     44.38           19.61           24.37         8.27   
 

S&P 500 Index

     32.39           16.18           17.94         7.88   
 

Dow Jones Industrial Average

     29.59           15.62           16.69            8.09(d)  
 

Nasdaq Composite Index

     40.12           17.82           22.92          8.98    
 

(a) 

 

Returns represent past performance and do not guarantee future results. Investment returns and the principal value of an investment will fluctuate. When shares are redeemed, they may be worth more or less than their original cost. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data presented. Visit www.gabelli.com for performance information as of the most recent month end. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Fund before investing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is an unmanaged index of 30 large capitalization stocks. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite Indices are unmanaged indicators of stock market performance. Dividends are considered reinvested except for the Nasdaq Composite Index. You cannot invest directly in an index.

 
 

(b) 

 

Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in the NAV per share and reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the ex-dividend date and are net of expenses. Since inception return is based on an initial NAV of $19.06.

 
 

(c) 

 

Total returns and average annual returns reflect changes in closing market values on the NYSE and reinvestment of distributions. Since inception return is based on an initial offering price of $20.00.

 
 

(d) 

 

From November 30, 2003, the date closest to the Fund’s inception for which data is available.

 

 


Summary of Portfolio Holdings (Unaudited)

The following table presents portfolio holdings as a percent of total investments as of December 31, 2013:

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

 

Financial Services

     14.6

Food and Beverage

     11.1

Energy and Utilities: Oil

     9.1

U.S. Government Obligations

     7.2

Health Care

     6.4

Telecommunications

     4.6

Diversified Industrial

     4.3

Retail

     4.3

Energy and Utilities: Integrated

     3.2

Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas

     2.8

Energy and Utilities: Services

     2.7

Consumer Products

     2.7

Aerospace

     2.6

Cable and Satellite

     2.5

Specialty Chemicals

     2.0

Entertainment

     1.9

Energy and Utilities: Electric

     1.7

Automotive: Parts and Accessories

     1.6

Equipment and Supplies

     1.6

Metals and Mining

     1.3

Electronics

     1.2

Computer Software and Services

     1.1

Machinery

     1.1

Environmental Services

     1.1

Business Services

     1.0

Automotive

     1.0

Paper and Forest Products

     0.7

Computer Hardware

     0.6

Hotels and Gaming

     0.6

Transportation

     0.6

Wireless Communications

     0.6

Energy and Utilities: Water

     0.5

Consumer Services

     0.5

Energy and Utilities

     0.3

Communications Equipment

     0.3

Building and Construction

     0.2

Agriculture

     0.2

Publishing

     0.1

Broadcasting

     0.1

Real Estate

     0.0 %* 

Aviation: Parts and Services

     0.0 %* 
  

 

 

 
         100.0
  

 

 

 

 

*

Amount represents less than 0.05%.

 

 

The Fund files a complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-Q. Shareholders may obtain this information at www.gabelli.com or by calling the Fund at 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554).The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov and may also be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 800-SEC-0330.

Proxy Voting

The Fund files Form N-PX with its complete proxy voting record for the twelve months ended June 30, no later than August 31 of each year. A description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies, procedures, and how the Fund voted proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge, upon request, by (i) calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554); (ii) writing to The Gabelli Funds at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422; or (iii) visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments — December 31, 2013

 

 

   Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
   COMMON STOCKS — 91.7%   
   Aerospace — 2.4%   
  133,000      

Exelis Inc.

   $ 1,518,023      $ 2,534,980   
  32,000      

Kaman Corp.

     594,408        1,271,360   
  107,000      

Rockwell Automation Inc.

     4,661,464        12,643,120   
  1,344,000      

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc

         10,073,258        28,376,496   
  115,584,000      

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Cl. C†(a)

     186,664        191,402   
  105,000      

The Boeing Co.

     7,559,027        14,331,450   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        24,592,844             59,348,808   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Agriculture — 0.2%     
  100,000      

Archer Daniels Midland Co.

     2,706,857        4,340,000   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Automotive — 1.0%     
  350,000      

Ford Motor Co.

     4,936,040        5,400,500   
  122,000      

General Motors Co.†

     3,430,445        4,986,140   
  264,000      

Navistar International Corp.†

     6,436,944        10,082,160   
  83,000      

PACCAR Inc.

     3,661,107        4,911,110   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        18,464,536        25,379,910   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Automotive: Parts and Accessories — 1.6%   
  1,800      

Dana Holding Corp.

     34,884        35,316   
  398,000      

Genuine Parts Co.

     18,025,776        33,109,620   
  103,000      

Johnson Controls Inc.

     3,296,146        5,283,900   
  16,000      

O’Reilly Automotive Inc.†

     1,952,117        2,059,360   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        23,308,923        40,488,196   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Aviation: Parts and Services — 0.0%   
  9,000      

B/E Aerospace Inc.†

     728,066        783,270   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Broadcasting — 0.1%   
  8,000      

Liberty Media Corp., Cl. A†

     826,886        1,171,600   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Building and Construction — 0.2%   
  80,000      

Fortune Brands Home & Security Inc.

     1,061,595        3,656,000   
  120,036      

Layne Christensen Co.†

     2,629,929        2,050,215   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        3,691,524        5,706,215   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Business Services — 1.0%   
  100,000      

ACCO Brands Corp.†

     754,699        672,000   
  13,400      

ARAMARK Holdings Corp.†

     286,001        351,348   
  100,000      

Diebold Inc.

     3,212,268        3,301,000   
  94,175      

Fly Leasing Ltd., ADR

     1,174,441        1,513,392   
  57,800      

Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC

     2,634,971        3,146,054   
  18,800      

MasterCard Inc., Cl. A

     2,903,147        15,706,648   
  31,000      

The Brink’s Co.

     794,559        1,058,340   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        11,760,086        25,748,782   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Cable and Satellite — 2.5%   
  70,000      

AMC Networks Inc., Cl. A†

     1,844,293        4,767,700   
  461,000      

Cablevision Systems Corp., Cl. A

     6,832,509        8,265,730   
  15,000      

Cogeco Inc.

     296,908        691,645   

  Shares

 

         

Cost

 

    

Market

Value

 

 
  80,000      

Comcast Corp., Cl. A, Special

   $ 2,636,451       $ 3,990,400   
  100,000      

DIRECTV†

     5,021,950         6,909,000   
  200,000      

DISH Network Corp., Cl. A†

     5,186,790         11,584,000   
  53,000      

EchoStar Corp., Cl. A†

     1,372,506         2,635,160   
  44,000      

Intelsat SA†

     826,001         991,760   
  41,032      

Liberty Global plc, Cl. A†

     1,000,463         3,651,438   
  54,771      

Liberty Global plc, Cl. C†

     2,183,365         4,618,291   
  177,000      

Rogers Communications Inc., Cl. B

     3,606,727         8,009,250   
  45,500      

Time Warner Cable Inc.

     5,468,466         6,165,250   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
            36,276,429              62,279,624   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Communications Equipment — 0.3%   
  10,000      

Cisco Systems Inc.

     246,200         224,500   
  384,000      

Corning Inc.

     4,703,885         6,842,880   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        4,950,085         7,067,380   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Computer Hardware — 0.6%   
  23,500      

Apple Inc.

     10,937,073         13,186,085   
  10,000      

International Business Machines Corp.

     1,755,473         1,875,700   
  10,000      

SanDisk Corp.

     71,881         705,400   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        12,764,427         15,767,185   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Computer Software and Services — 1.1%   
  25,000      

Blucora Inc.†

     371,605         729,000   
  70,000      

EarthLink Inc.

     459,297         354,900   
  4,000      

eBay Inc.†

     121,970         219,560   
  10,000      

Google Inc., Cl. A†

     5,312,593         11,207,100   
  10,000      

Internap Network Services Corp.†

     81,675         75,200   
  50,000      

MedAssets Inc.†

     981,275         991,500   
  214,000      

Microsoft Corp.

     6,160,460         8,010,020   
  20,000      

RealD Inc.†

     199,487         170,800   
  145,000      

Yahoo! Inc.†

     2,724,643         5,863,800   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        16,413,005         27,621,880   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
   Consumer Products — 2.7%   
  15,000      

Altria Group Inc.

     321,235         575,850   
  321,600      

Avon Products Inc.

     6,728,740         5,537,952   
  5,000      

Church & Dwight Co. Inc.

     312,042         331,400   
  88,000      

Coty Inc., Cl. A

     1,489,178         1,342,000   
  40,000      

Hanesbrands Inc.

     842,292         2,810,800   
  75,000      

Harman International Industries Inc.

     3,194,723         6,138,750   
  57,000      

Kimberly-Clark Corp.

     3,402,265         5,954,220   
  32,000      

Philip Morris International Inc.

     1,586,367         2,788,160   
  7,000      

Stanley Black & Decker Inc.

     544,312         564,830   
  885,000      

Swedish Match AB

     12,105,584         28,441,195   
  145,000      

The Procter & Gamble Co.

     8,103,680         11,804,450   
  10,000      

Tupperware Brands Corp.

     573,472         945,300   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
        39,203,890         67,234,907   
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2013

 

 

   Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Consumer Services — 0.5%   
  65,000      

Liberty Interactive Corp., Cl. A†

   $ 1,223,741      $ 1,907,750   
  3,500      

Liberty Ventures, Cl. A†

     145,949        429,065   
  226,500      

The ADT Corp.

     7,329,540        9,166,455   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
             8,699,230             11,503,270   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Diversified Industrial — 3.9%   
  92,000      

Bouygues SA

     3,213,947        3,470,409   
  78,000      

Eaton Corp. plc

     4,048,637        5,937,360   
  842,000      

General Electric Co.

     17,726,009        23,601,260   
  347,000      

Honeywell International Inc.

     14,330,748        31,705,390   
  56,000      

ITT Corp.

     1,056,566        2,431,520   
  71,000      

Owens-Illinois Inc.†

     2,501,116        2,540,380   
  20,000      

Pentair Ltd.

     778,525        1,553,400   
  5,500      

Sulzer AG

     543,213        887,226   
  20,000      

Texas Industries Inc.†

     1,177,501        1,375,600   
  252,000      

Textron Inc.

     1,826,603        9,263,520   
  7,000      

Toray Industries Inc.

     49,349        48,390   
  337,000      

Tyco International Ltd.

     7,513,000        13,830,480   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        54,765,214        96,644,935   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Electronics — 1.2%     
  40,000      

Emerson Electric Co.

     1,973,621        2,807,200   
  544,900      

Intel Corp.

     11,214,114        14,145,604   
  285,000      

Sony Corp., ADR

     5,898,165        4,927,650   
  73,000      

TE Connectivity Ltd.

     2,489,186        4,023,030   
  100,000      

Texas Instruments Inc.

     2,905,588        4,391,000   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        24,480,674        30,294,484   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Electric — 1.7%   
  26,000      

ALLETE Inc.

     843,959        1,296,880   
  86,000      

American Electric Power Co. Inc.

     2,735,758        4,019,640   
  24,000      

Edison International

     843,096        1,111,200   
  10,000      

El Paso Electric Co.

     335,184        351,100   
  140,000      

Electric Power Development Co. Ltd.

     3,526,890        4,074,637   
  265,000      

Great Plains Energy Inc.

     6,124,510        6,423,600   
  105,000      

Integrys Energy Group Inc.

     4,976,957        5,713,050   
  266,230      

Northeast Utilities

     4,713,361        11,285,490   
  31,000      

Pepco Holdings Inc.

     571,843        593,030   
  32,000      

Pinnacle West Capital Corp.

     1,236,012        1,693,440   
  67,000      

The AES Corp.

     751,068        972,170   
  25,000      

The Southern Co.

     745,389        1,027,750   
  48,000      

UNS Energy Corp.

     1,314,432        2,872,800   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        28,718,459        41,434,787   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Integrated — 3.2%   
  2,000      

Alliant Energy Corp.

     54,848        103,200   
  40,000      

Avista Corp.

     735,174        1,127,600   
  32,000      

Black Hills Corp.

     835,256        1,680,320   
  48,000      

Chubu Electric Power Co. Inc.

     1,033,833        619,428   

  Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
  410,000      

CONSOL Energy Inc.

   $ 15,343,514      $ 15,596,400   
  27,000      

Consolidated Edison Inc.

     1,094,570        1,492,560   
  21,000      

Dominion Resources Inc.

     810,922        1,358,490   
  32,000      

Duke Energy Corp.

     1,595,675        2,208,320   
  100,000      

Edison SpA†

     220,882        68,992   
  24,000      

Endesa SA†

     611,779        769,294   
  280,000      

Enel SpA

     1,430,807        1,222,617   
  34,000      

FirstEnergy Corp.

     1,186,556        1,121,320   
  45,000      

Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc.

     1,036,845        1,172,700   
  401,000      

Hera SpA

     792,954        910,235   
 
38,000
  
  

Hokkaido Electric Power Co. Inc.†

     715,470        436,255   
  50,000      

Hokuriku Electric Power Co.

     879,879        677,523   
  65,000      

Iberdrola SA, ADR

     1,673,132        1,660,750   
  140,000      

Korea Electric Power Corp., ADR†

     1,939,918        2,325,400   
  65,000      

Kyushu Electric Power Co. Inc.†

     1,179,495        828,316   
  31,000      

MGE Energy Inc.

     999,831        1,794,900   
  37,825      

Murphy USA Inc.†

     1,254,929        1,572,007   
  29,000      

National Grid plc, ADR

     1,314,493        1,894,280   
  139,000      

NextEra Energy Inc.

     5,588,847        11,901,180   
  88,000      

NiSource Inc.

     1,837,832        2,893,440   
  170,000      

OGE Energy Corp.

     2,024,325        5,763,000   
  22,000      

Ormat Technologies Inc.

     330,000        598,620   
  50,000      

Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

     1,510,133        1,602,000   
  78,000      

Shikoku Electric Power Co. Inc.†

     1,472,079        1,166,556   
  78,000      

The Chugoku Electric Power Co. Inc.

     1,415,912        1,211,737   
  40,000      

The Empire District Electric Co.

     860,829        907,600   
  26,000      

The Kansai Electric Power Co. Inc.†

     492,146        298,490   
  68,000      

Tohoku Electric Power Co. Inc.†

     1,058,814        763,878   
  64,000      

Vectren Corp.

     1,801,448        2,272,000   
  107,000      

Westar Energy Inc.

     2,181,042        3,442,190   
  41,000      

Wisconsin Energy Corp.

     670,733        1,694,940   
  140,000      

Xcel Energy Inc.

     2,316,806        3,911,600   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
             60,301,708             79,068,138   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 2.7%   
  16,000      

AGL Resources Inc.

     627,629        755,680   
  47,000      

Delta Natural Gas Co. Inc.

     608,654        1,051,860   
  39,372      

Energy Transfer Partners LP

     1,615,309        2,254,047   
  11,000      

Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP

     448,584        887,260   
  133,374      

Kinder Morgan Inc.

     3,588,942        4,801,464   
  350,000      

National Fuel Gas Co.

     10,573,121        24,990,000   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2013

 

 

   Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas (Continued)   
  60,000      

ONEOK Inc.

   $ 1,575,941      $ 3,730,800   
  129,600      

Sempra Energy

     3,899,619        11,632,896   
  15,000      

South Jersey Industries Inc.

     425,387        839,400   
  79,000      

Southwest Gas Corp.

     2,053,468        4,416,890   
  262,000      

Spectra Energy Corp.

     6,455,524        9,332,440   
  12,000      

The Laclede Group Inc.

     367,273        546,480   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        32,239,451        65,239,217   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Oil — 9.1%   
  87,000      

Anadarko Petroleum Corp.

     5,081,251        6,900,840   
  36,000      

Apache Corp.

     1,726,982        3,093,840   
  215,000      

BG Group plc, ADR

     1,741,038        4,663,350   
  178,000      

BP plc, ADR

     7,853,027        8,652,580   
  69,000      

Chesapeake Energy Corp.

     1,382,910        1,872,660   
  162,000      

Chevron Corp.

     12,269,883        20,235,420   
  303,700      

ConocoPhillips

     15,012,128        21,456,405   
  74,000      

Devon Energy Corp.

     3,539,008        4,578,380   
  140,000      

Eni SpA, ADR

     5,193,120        6,788,600   
  194,000      

Exxon Mobil Corp.

     12,743,974        19,632,800   
  47,000      

Hess Corp.

     2,031,593        3,901,000   
  365,400      

Marathon Oil Corp.

     8,039,607        12,898,620   
  182,700      

Marathon Petroleum Corp.

     5,401,449        16,759,071   
  102,800      

Murphy Oil Corp.

     4,700,274        6,669,664   
  221,100      

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

     10,259,761        21,026,610   
  200      

PetroChina Co. Ltd., ADR

     12,118        21,948   
  12,000      

Petroleo Brasileiro SA, ADR

     287,740        165,360   
  253,850      

Phillips 66

     10,216,129        19,579,451   
  220,000      

Repsol SA, ADR

     4,579,194        5,563,800   
  220,000      

Royal Dutch Shell plc, Cl. A, ADR

     11,028,128        15,679,400   
  640,100      

Statoil ASA, ADR

     9,846,057        15,445,613   
  153,000      

Total SA, ADR

     6,870,844        9,374,310   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
            139,816,215            224,959,722   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Services — 2.7%   
  95,000      

ABB Ltd., ADR

     1,034,502        2,523,200   
  76,000      

Cameron International Corp.†

     1,459,225        4,524,280   
  83,000      

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc.

     4,620,415        4,724,360   
  453,600      

Halliburton Co.

     13,514,293        23,020,200   
  240,000      

Invensys plc

     1,862,851        2,020,931   
  10,000      

Noble Corp. plc

     254,820        374,700   
  24,000      

Oceaneering International Inc.

     489,219        1,893,120   
  76,000      

Rowan Companies plc, Cl. A†

     2,738,432        2,687,360   
  115,000      

Schlumberger Ltd.

     3,860,342        10,362,650   
  76,000      

Transocean Ltd.

     4,307,782        3,755,920   
  749,000      

Weatherford International Ltd.†

     12,743,489        11,602,010   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        46,885,370        67,488,731   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
   Energy and Utilities: Water — 0.5%   
  16,000      

American States Water Co.

   $ 204,365      $ 459,680   
  138,000      

American Water Works Co. Inc.

     2,864,964        5,831,880   
  78,000      

Aqua America Inc.

     1,052,011        1,840,020   
  34,500      

Severn Trent plc

     878,266        974,076   
  75,000      

SJW Corp.

     1,316,306        2,234,250   
  9,000      

The York Water Co.

     117,059        188,370   
  6,000      

United Utilities Group plc, ADR

     168,600        134,820   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
            6,601,571            11,663,096   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Entertainment — 1.9%   
  55,000      

Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.†

     648,794        955,350   
  86,000      

The Madison Square Garden Co., Cl. A†

     1,585,820        4,951,880   
  270,000      

Time Warner Inc.

     8,508,984        18,824,400   
  136,000      

Twenty-First Century Fox Inc., Cl. B

     3,345,893        4,705,600   
  131,000      

Viacom Inc., Cl. B

     6,429,673        11,441,540   
  173,000      

Vivendi SA

     4,502,044        4,558,832   
  24,300      

World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Cl. A

     256,867        402,894   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        25,278,075        45,840,496   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Environmental Services — 1.1%   
  170,200      

Progressive Waste Solutions Ltd.

     3,567,164        4,212,450   
  210,000      

Republic Services Inc.

     6,303,653        6,972,000   
  23,645      

Veolia Environnement SA

     285,530        385,626   
  8,000      

Waste Connections Inc.

     285,494        349,040   
  310,000      

Waste Management Inc.

     11,915,537        13,909,700   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        22,357,378        25,828,816   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Equipment and Supplies — 1.6%   
  98,000      

CIRCOR International Inc.

     2,177,427        7,916,440   
  48,000      

Graco Inc.

     2,481,598        3,749,760   
  70,000      

Mueller Industries Inc.

     2,800,854        4,410,700   
  610,000      

RPC Inc.

     1,209,264        10,888,500   
  124,000      

Sealed Air Corp.

     2,852,936        4,222,200   
  86,000      

Tenaris SA, ADR

     3,766,071        3,757,340   
  100,000      

Timken Co.

     5,468,492        5,507,000   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        20,756,642        40,451,940   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Financial Services — 14.6%   
  104,000      

Aflac Inc.

     5,413,635        6,947,200   
  436,200      

American Express Co.

     18,792,328        39,576,426   
  655,000      

American International Group Inc.

     21,193,725        33,437,750   
  310,000      

Bank of America Corp.

     2,043,743        4,826,700   
  9,000      

Berkshire Hathaway Inc., Cl. B†

     891,117        1,067,040   
  21,000      

BlackRock Inc.

     3,177,923        6,645,870   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

5


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2013

 

 

   Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Financial Services (Continued)   
  125,000      

Citigroup Inc.

   $ 4,513,402      $ 6,513,750   
  110,000      

CME Group Inc.

     7,082,901        8,630,600   
  165,000      

Discover Financial Services

     2,639,139        9,231,750   
  100,000      

Fidelity National Financial Inc., Cl. A

     1,848,451        3,245,000   
  235,000      

First Niagara Financial Group Inc.

     3,049,842        2,495,700   
  50,000      

H&R Block Inc.

     828,149        1,452,000   
  150,000      

Hartford Financial Services Group Inc.

     4,583,394        5,434,500   
  25,000      

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd.

     402,742        416,865   
  50,000      

HSBC Holdings plc, ADR

     2,949,940        2,756,500   
  210,000      

Invesco Ltd.

     5,026,220        7,644,000   
  558,700      

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

     19,652,167        32,672,776   
  40,000      

Kinnevik Investment AB, Cl. B

     874,004        1,852,655   
  175,000      

KKR Financial Holdings LLC

     1,599,859        2,133,250   
  403,950      

Legg Mason Inc.

     10,412,417        17,563,746   
  43,000      

M&T Bank Corp.

     2,824,121        5,006,060   
  275,000      

Morgan Stanley

     5,578,087        8,624,000   
  36,000      

National Australia Bank Ltd., ADR

     854,233        1,117,800   
  170,000      

New York Community Bancorp Inc.

     2,844,696        2,864,500   
  109,000      

Northern Trust Corp.

     5,042,673        6,746,010   
  235,000      

SLM Corp.

     3,647,074        6,175,800   
  200,000      

State Street Corp.

     7,702,602        14,678,000   
  171,700      

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

     9,142,720        14,383,309   
  736,000      

The Bank of New York Mellon Corp.

     21,191,676        25,715,840   
  287,000      

The PNC Financial Services Group Inc.

     16,205,798        22,265,460   
  138,000      

The Travelers Companies Inc.

     6,550,771        12,494,520   
  130,000      

U.S. Bancorp

     3,910,683        5,252,000   
  47,000      

W. R. Berkley Corp.

     1,768,889        2,039,330   
  140,000      

Waddell & Reed Financial Inc., Cl. A

     2,975,064        9,116,800   
  628,500      

Wells Fargo & Co.

     18,770,355        28,533,900   
  20,000      

Willis Group Holdings plc

     616,950        896,200   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
            226,601,490            360,453,607   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Food and Beverage — 11.1%   
  242,000      

Beam Inc.

     12,393,732        16,470,520   
  5,000      

Brown-Forman Corp., Cl. B

     341,437        377,850   
  115,000      

Campbell Soup Co.

     3,812,255        4,977,200   
  500,000      

China Mengniu Dairy Co. Ltd.

     1,245,706        2,372,877   
  188,000      

ConAgra Foods Inc.

     4,786,564        6,335,600   
  34,000      

Constellation Brands Inc., Cl. A†

     533,862        2,392,920   
  304,082      

Danone SA

     15,388,059        21,886,876   
  1,725,000      

Davide Campari-Milano SpA

     9,205,071        14,428,395   

  Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
  10,000      

Diageo plc, ADR

   $ 908,150      $ 1,324,200   
  249,000      

Dr Pepper Snapple Group Inc.

     6,968,815        12,131,280   
  549,000      

General Mills Inc.

     16,774,299        27,400,590   
  18,000      

Heineken Holding NV

     747,987        1,138,712   
  309,000      

Hillshire Brands Co.

     8,339,308        10,332,960   
  265,000      

ITO EN Ltd.

     5,840,946        5,538,553   
  45,000      

Kellogg Co.

     2,317,413        2,748,150   
  375,000      

Kikkoman Corp.

     4,483,113        7,071,978   
  206,666      

Kraft Foods Group Inc.

     6,593,156        11,143,431   
  793,000      

Mondelēz International Inc., Cl. A

     15,959,778        27,992,900   
  150,000      

Morinaga Milk Industry Co. Ltd.

     588,860        444,402   
  21,000      

Nestlé SA

     1,310,668        1,537,246   
  17,000      

Nestlé SA, ADR

     1,152,665        1,251,030   
  168,000      

NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO. LTD.

     5,735,429        7,083,088   
  1,610,000      

Parmalat SpA

     4,833,361        5,484,056   
  339,450      

Parmalat SpA,
GDR(b)(c)

     981,615        1,158,136   
  219,000      

PepsiCo Inc.

     14,173,217        18,163,860   
  62,000      

Pernod Ricard SA

     5,311,274        7,063,172   
  21,300      

Remy Cointreau SA

     1,103,578        1,787,161   
  26,000      

Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd.

     828,681        828,316   
  706,000      

The Coca-Cola Co.

     16,524,726        29,164,860   
  55,000      

The Hershey Co.

     2,056,150        5,347,650   
  30,000      

Unilever plc, ADR

     960,480        1,236,000   
  327,000      

Yakult Honsha Co. Ltd.

     8,411,725        16,488,178   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
            180,612,080            273,102,147   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Health Care — 6.4%   
  134,000      

Abbott Laboratories

     3,939,023        5,136,220   
  50,000      

AbbVie Inc.

     1,467,786        2,640,500   
  69,000      

Actavis plc†

     9,936,000        11,592,000   
  22,344      

Aetna Inc.

     1,335,798        1,532,575   
  56,560      

Alere Inc.†

     1,834,832        2,047,472   
  35,000      

AmerisourceBergen Corp.

     1,623,918        2,460,850   
  15,000      

Amgen Inc.

     1,318,669        1,712,400   
  10,000      

Baxter International Inc.

     666,696        695,500   
  242,861      

BioScrip Inc.†

     1,574,581        1,797,171   
  206,000      

Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.

     5,451,788        10,948,900   
  22,000      

Chemed Corp.

     1,452,626        1,685,640   
  10,000      

Cigna Corp.

     529,926        874,800   
  251,000      

Covidien plc

     11,239,704        17,093,100   
  23,200      

DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.†

     1,336,821        1,470,184   
  100,000      

Eli Lilly & Co.

     4,323,602        5,100,000   
  12,000      

Endo Health Solutions Inc.†

     385,340        809,520   
  45,000      

Express Scripts Holding Co.†

     2,589,193        3,160,800   
  7,500      

Humana Inc.

     499,143        774,150   
  9,500      

ICU Medical Inc.†

     685,642        605,245   
  97,000      

Johnson & Johnson

     6,396,439        8,884,230   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

6


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2013

 

 

   Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Health Care (Continued)   
  13,500      

Laboratory Corp. of America Holdings†

   $ 1,184,428      $ 1,233,495   
  100,000      

Lexicon Pharmaceuticals Inc.†

     214,261        180,000   
  18,750      

Mallinckrodt plc†

     661,292        979,875   
  7,500      

McKesson Corp.

     664,206        1,210,500   
  25,000      

Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.

     1,182,016        2,094,000   
  281,000      

Merck & Co. Inc.

     10,276,060        14,064,050   
  40,000      

Mylan Inc.†

     896,228        1,736,000   
  20,000      

Orthofix International NV†

     734,773        456,400   
  112,500      

Owens & Minor Inc.

     2,399,108        4,113,000   
  99,000      

Patterson Companies Inc.

     3,422,563        4,078,800   
  642,303      

Pfizer Inc.

     12,101,903        19,673,741   
  50,000      

Quality Systems Inc.

     937,890        1,053,000   
  75,000      

Sanofi, ADR

     2,849,575        4,022,250   
  50,000      

St. Jude Medical Inc.

     1,791,381        3,097,500   
  20,000      

Stryker Corp.

     1,063,765        1,502,800   
  25,000      

Tenet Healthcare Corp.†

     757,316        1,053,000   
  15,000      

The Cooper Companies Inc.

     1,851,882        1,857,600   
  46,000      

UnitedHealth Group Inc.

     2,339,189        3,463,800   
  40,000      

ViroPharma Inc.†

     1,979,288        1,994,000   
  10,000      

Zimmer Holdings Inc.

     632,385        931,900   
  278,202      

Zoetis Inc.

     7,042,411        9,094,423   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
            113,569,447            158,911,391   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Hotels and Gaming — 0.6%   
  19,000      

Accor SA

     654,124        896,547   
  120,000      

Boyd Gaming Corp.†

     805,607        1,351,200   
  800,000      

Ladbrokes plc

     7,280,309        2,370,007   
  128,000      

Las Vegas Sands Corp.

     4,404,003        10,095,360   
  5,000      

Wynn Resorts Ltd.

     468,946        971,050   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        13,612,989        15,684,164   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Machinery — 1.1%   
  689,040      

CNH Industrial NV†

     4,309,631        7,820,604   
  90,500      

Deere & Co.

     5,168,640        8,265,365   
  13,000      

Kennametal Inc.

     525,229        676,910   
  275,000      

Xylem Inc.

     7,760,346        9,515,000   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        17,763,846        26,277,879   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Metals and Mining — 1.3%   
  70,000      

Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd.

     2,686,530        1,846,600   
  230,000      

Alcoa Inc.

     2,266,458        2,444,900   
  20,000      

Alliance Holdings GP LP

     461,803        1,165,400   
  8,000      

BHP Billiton Ltd., ADR

     217,549        545,600   
  30,000      

Franco-Nevada Corp.

     1,141,089        1,222,594   
  405,000      

Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.

     9,692,993        15,284,700   
  18,000      

Labrador Iron Ore Royalty Corp.

     608,908        582,236   
  305,000      

Newmont Mining Corp.

     15,476,213        7,024,150   

  Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
  40,000      

Peabody Energy Corp.

   $ 677,113      $ 781,200   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
            33,228,656        30,897,380   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Paper and Forest Products — 0.7%   
  334,000      

International Paper Co.

     15,462,207        16,376,020   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Publishing — 0.1%   
  107,000      

News Corp., Cl. B†

     1,606,462        1,907,810   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Real Estate — 0.0%   
  14,000      

Brookfield Asset Management Inc., Cl. A

     144,181        543,620   
  12,000      

QTS Realty Trust Inc., Cl. A

     248,345        297,360   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        392,526        840,980   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Retail — 4.3%   
  55,000      

CST Brands Inc.

     1,761,256        2,019,600   
  336,000      

CVS Caremark Corp.

     12,079,476        24,047,520   
  32,000      

Hertz Global Holdings Inc.†

     792,297        915,840   
  142,000      

Ingles Markets Inc., Cl. A

     1,615,209        3,848,200   
  207,000      

Lowe’s Companies Inc.

     5,050,173        10,256,850   
  110,000      

Macy’s Inc.

     1,425,110        5,874,000   
  41,000      

Outerwall Inc.†

     2,044,829        2,758,070   
  60,000      

Rush Enterprises Inc., Cl. B†

     892,421        1,530,000   
  376,000      

Safeway Inc.

     9,211,064        12,246,320   
  270,000      

Sally Beauty Holdings Inc.†

     4,052,853        8,162,100   
  120,000      

Seven & i Holdings Co. Ltd.

     3,637,248        4,763,080   
  73,000      

The Home Depot Inc.

     2,703,984        6,010,820   
  221,000      

Walgreen Co.

     7,895,905        12,694,240   
  30,000      

Wal-Mart Stores Inc.

     1,472,276        2,360,700   
  146,000      

Whole Foods Market Inc.

     5,480,910        8,443,180   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        60,115,011            105,930,520   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Specialty Chemicals — 2.0%   
  76,000      

Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

     6,571,027        8,495,280   
  52,000      

Airgas Inc.

     3,446,025        5,816,200   
  77,000      

Ashland Inc.

     2,235,998        7,472,080   
  10,000      

Chemtura Corp.†

     265,800        279,200   
  163,000      

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.

     7,462,443        10,590,110   
  500,000      

Ferro Corp.†

     3,761,790        6,415,000   
  95,000      

Olin Corp.

     1,739,175        2,740,750   
  5,000      

Praxair Inc.

     556,243        650,150   
  124,000      

The Dow Chemical Co.

     4,778,495        5,505,600   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
            30,816,996        47,964,370   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Telecommunications — 4.5%   
  380,000      

AT&T Inc.

     10,915,760        13,360,800   
  225,000      

BCE Inc.

     5,607,343        9,740,250   
  39,000      

Belgacom SA

     1,195,261        1,153,797   
  40,000      

Bell Aliant Inc.(c)

     1,082,414        1,009,160   
  510,000      

Deutsche Telekom AG, ADR

     8,739,857        8,802,600   
  195,000      

Hellenic Telecommunications Organization SA, ADR†

     1,323,723        1,267,500   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

7


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2013

 

 

   Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
   COMMON STOCKS (Continued)   
   Telecommunications (Continued)   
  42,000      

Loral Space & Communications Inc.†

   $ 1,840,834      $ 3,401,160   
  50,000      

Orange SA, ADR

     1,066,613        617,500   
  160,000      

Portugal Telecom SGPS SA

     1,842,783        695,556   
  1      

Sprint Corp.†

     6        11   
  46,184      

Telefonica SA, ADR

     655,066        754,647   
  185,000      

Telekom Austria AG

     2,082,175        1,400,798   
  25,000      

Telenet Group Holding NV

     1,137,288        1,491,780   
  128,870      

Telephone & Data Systems Inc.

     3,924,458        3,322,269   
  110,000      

Telstra Corp. Ltd., ADR

     2,014,389        2,578,400   
  140,000      

TELUS Corp.

     1,453,591        4,821,600   
  797,000      

Verizon Communications Inc.

     31,305,602        39,164,580   
  40,000      

VimpelCom Ltd., ADR

     230,241        517,600   
  415,000      

Vodafone Group plc, ADR

     11,310,563        16,313,650   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        87,727,967        110,413,658   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Transportation — 0.6%   
  250,500      

GATX Corp.

     7,491,270        13,068,585   
  18,200      

Kansas City Southern

     305,572        2,253,706   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        7,796,842        15,322,291   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Wireless Communications — 0.6%   
  1,000,000      

Cable & Wireless Communications plc

     615,759        931,476   
  73,779      

Crown Castle International Corp.†

     2,349,294        5,417,592   
  50,000      

QUALCOMM Inc.

     3,604,707        3,712,500   
  124,000      

United States Cellular Corp.

     5,499,141        5,185,680   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        12,068,901        15,247,248   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

TOTAL COMMON STOCKS

       1,467,962,965          2,262,684,854   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.4%   
   Broadcasting — 0.0%   
  12,588      

Emmis Communications Corp., 6.250% Cv. Pfd., Ser. A †

     453,121        169,938   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Building and Construction — 0.0%   
  200      

Fleetwood Capital Trust, 6.000% Cv. Pfd. †

     6,210        0   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Energy and Utilities — 0.3%   
  128,000      

El Paso Energy Capital Trust I, 4.750% Cv. Pfd.

     4,617,789        7,184,640   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Financial Services — 0.0%   
  1,500      

Doral Financial Corp., 4.750% Cv. Pfd. †

     202,379        127,500   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Shares

 

         

Cost

 

   

Market

Value

 

 
   Telecommunications — 0.1%   
  54,000      

Cincinnati Bell Inc., 6.750% Cv. Pfd., Ser. B

   $ 2,030,988      $ 2,462,940   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

TOTAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCKS

     7,310,487        9,945,018   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   PREFERRED STOCKS — 0.0%   
   Health Care — 0.0%   
  35,000      

The Phoenix Companies Inc., 7.450% Pfd.

     750,523        777,700   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   WARRANTS — 0.1%   
   Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas — 0.1%   
  312,800      

Kinder Morgan Inc., expire 05/25/17†

     532,926        1,269,968   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Food and Beverage — 0.0%   
  650      

Parmalat SpA, GDR, expire
12/31/15†(b)(c)

     0        447   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

TOTAL WARRANTS

     532,926        1,270,415   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

  Principal
   Amount

 

                   
   CORPORATE BONDS — 0.6%   
   Aerospace — 0.2%   
$ 1,500,000      

GenCorp Inc., Sub. Deb., 4.063%, 12/31/39

     1,361,138        3,024,375   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Diversified Industrial — 0.4%   
  8,800,000      

Griffon Corp., Sub. Deb., 4.000%, 01/15/17(c)

     8,800,000        10,367,500   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Financial Services — 0.0%   
  500,000      

Janus Capital Group Inc., 3.250%, 07/15/14

     499,131        520,000   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   Real Estate — 0.0%   
  450,000      

Palm Harbor Homes Inc., 3.250%, 05/15/24†

     422,927        72,562   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
  

TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS

     11,083,196        13,984,437   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
   U.S. GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS — 7.2%   
  178,582,000      

U.S. Treasury Bills, 0.020% to
0.150%††, 01/02/14 to 06/26/14

     178,549,042        178,560,505   
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS — 100.0%

   $ 1,666,189,139        2,467,222,929   
     

 

 

   
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

8


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Schedule of Investments (Continued) — December 31, 2013

 

 

    

Market

Value

 

Other Assets and Liabilities (Net)

   $ (6,748,439

 

PREFERRED STOCK

  

(5,603,095 preferred shares outstanding)

     (459,257,875
  

 

 

 

 

NET ASSETS — COMMON STOCK

  

(82,774,478 common shares outstanding)

   $ 2,001,216,615   
  

 

 

 

 

NET ASSET VALUE PER COMMON SHARE

  

($2,001,216,615 ÷ 82,774,478 shares outstanding)

   $ 24.18   
  

 

 

 

                                 

(a)

At December 31, 2013, the Fund held an investment in a restricted and illiquid security amounting to $191,402 or 0.01% of total investments, which was valued as follows:

 

Acquisition
Shares

  

Issuer

 

Acquisition
Date

 

Acquisition
Cost

 

12/31/13
Carrying
Value
Per Share

 
115,584,000   

Rolls-Royce Holdings plc, Cl. C

  10/23/13   $186,664     $0.0017   

 

(b)

Illiquid security.

(c)

Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. These securities may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified institutional buyers. At December 31, 2013, the market value of Rule 144A securities amounted to $12,535,243 or 0.51% of total investments. Except as noted in (b), these securities are liquid.

Non-income producing security.

††

Represents annualized yield at date of purchase.

ADR

American Depositary Receipt

Cv.

Convertible

GDR

Global Depositary Receipt

 

Geographic Diversification

  

% of Total
Investments

 

Market

Value

North America

       83.8 %     $ 2,066,986,170  

Europe

       13.5         332,965,651  

Japan

       2.3         57,270,457  

Asia/Pacific

       0.4         9,378,891  

Latin America

       0.0         621,760  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Investments

       100.0 %     $ 2,467,222,929  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

9


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

 

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

December 31, 2013

 

Assets:

  

Investments, at value (cost $1,666,189,139)

   $ 2,467,222,929   

Cash

     40,596   

Receivable for investments sold

     2,006,741   

Dividends and interest receivable

     3,922,726   

Deferred offering expense

     181,981   

Prepaid expenses

     33,915   
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,473,408,888   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities:

  

Distributions payable

     240,378   

Payable for investments purchased

     3,298,337   

Payable for investment advisory fees

     6,252,329   

Payable for payroll expenses

     78,839   

Payable for accounting fees

     3,750   

Payable for auction agent fees

     2,840,609   

Other accrued expenses

     220,156   
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities

     12,934,398   
  

 

 

 

Preferred Shares:

  

Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares

(5.875%, $25 liquidation value, $0.001 par value, 3,200,000 shares authorized with 3,048,019 shares issued and outstanding)

     76,200,475   

Series B Cumulative Preferred Shares

(Auction Market, $25,000 liquidation value, $0.001 par value, 4,000 shares authorized with 3,600 shares issued and outstanding)

     90,000,000   

Series C Cumulative Preferred Shares

(Auction Market, $25,000 liquidation value, $0.001 par value, 4,800 shares authorized with 4,320 shares issued and outstanding)

     108,000,000   

Series D Cumulative Preferred Shares

(6.000%, $25 liquidation value, $0.001 par value, 2,600,000 shares authorized with 2,542,296 shares issued and outstanding)

     63,557,400   

Series E Cumulative Preferred Shares

(Auction Rate, $25,000 liquidation value, $0.001 par value, 5,400 shares authorized with 4,860 shares issued and outstanding)

     121,500,000   
  

 

 

 

Total Preferred Shares

     459,257,875   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

   $ 2,001,216,615   
  

 

 

 

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $ 1,216,533,052   

Accumulated net investment income

     2,250,164   

Accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency transactions

     (18,598,865

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

     801,033,790   

Net unrealized depreciation on foreign currency translations

     (1,526
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,001,216,615   
  

 

 

 

Net Asset Value per Common Share:

  

($2,001,216,615 ÷ 82,774,478 shares outstanding at $0.001 par value; unlimited number of shares authorized)

   $ 24.18   
  

 

 

 

Statement of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2013

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,192,089)

   $ 53,204,490   

Interest

     633,311   
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     53,837,801   
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Investment advisory fees

     22,634,241   

Shareholder communications expenses

     315,173   

Custodian fees

     301,778   

Trustees’ fees

     251,500   

Payroll expenses

     213,291   

Legal and audit fees

     91,369   

Accounting fees

     45,000   

Shareholder services fees

     42,841   

Miscellaneous expenses

     203,776   
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     24,098,969   
  

 

 

 

Less:

  

Custodian fee credits

     (668
  

 

 

 

Net Expenses

     24,098,301   
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     29,739,500   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     174,705,370   

Net realized gain on foreign currency transactions

     151,932   
  

 

 

 

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

     174,857,302   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation:

  

on investments

     359,057,932   

on foreign currency translations

     8,353   
  

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

     359,066,285   
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments and Foreign Currency

     533,923,587   
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

     563,663,087   
  

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders

     (14,886,285
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

   $ 548,776,802   
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

10


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Statement of Changes in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

 

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2013
  Year Ended
December 31, 2012

Operations:

        

Net investment income

     $ 29,739,500       $ 39,170,490  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency transactions

       174,857,302         32,956,704  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

       359,066,285         132,458,975  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

       563,663,087         204,586,169  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders:

        

Net investment income

       (4,483,368 )       (7,707,693 )

Net realized capital gain

       (10,402,917 )       (6,380,179 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Preferred Shareholders

       (14,886,285 )       (14,087,872 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

       548,776,802         190,498,297  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders:

        

Net investment Income

       (25,687,928 )       (30,945,264 )

Net realized capital gain

       (59,607,256 )       (25,615,493 )

Return of capital

               (22,977,769 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Total Distributions to Common Shareholders

       (85,295,184 )       (79,538,526 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

        

Net decrease from repurchase of common shares

       (1,064,150 )       (1,559,494 )

Recapture of gain on sale of Fund shares

               2,349  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Fund Share Transactions

       (1,064,150 )       (1,557,145 )
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders

       462,417,468         109,402,626  

Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders:

        

Beginning of year

       1,538,799,147         1,429,396,521  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

End of year (including undistributed net investment income of $2,250,164 and $2,407,748, respectively)

     $ 2,001,216,615       $ 1,538,799,147  
    

 

 

     

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

11


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Financial Highlights

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:

    Year Ended December 31,  
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  

Operating Performance:

                        

Net asset value, beginning of year

               $ 18.58                   $ 17.24                   $ 17.64                   $ 15.58                   $ 12.68   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net investment income

       0.36           0.47           0.38           0.34           0.41   

Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss) on investments, swap contracts, and foreign currency transactions

       6.45           2.00           0.28           2.63           3.64   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

       6.81           2.47           0.66           2.97           4.05   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Preferred Shareholders: (a)

                        

Net investment income

       (0.05        (0.09        (0.11        (0.16        (0.16

Net realized gain

       (0.13        (0.08        (0.05                    
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions to preferred shareholders

       (0.18        (0.17        (0.16        (0.16        (0.16
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Attributable to Common Shareholders Resulting from Operations

       6.63           2.30           0.50           2.81           3.89   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Distributions to Common Shareholders:

                        

Net investment income

       (0.31        (0.37        (0.27        (0.16        (0.21

Net realized gain on investments

       (0.72        (0.31        (0.14                    

Return of capital

                 (0.28        (0.49        (0.60        (0.78
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total distributions to common shareholders

       (1.03        (0.96        (0.90        (0.76        (0.99
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Fund Share Transactions:

                        

Increase in net asset value from repurchase of common shares

       0.00 (b)         0.00 (b)         0.00 (b)         0.01           0.00 (b) 

Increase in net asset value from repurchase of preferred shares

                                               0.00 (b) 
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Total from Fund share transactions

       0.00 (b)         0.00 (b)         0.00 (b)         0.01           0.00 (b) 
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Net Asset Value Attributable to Common Shareholders, End of Year

     $ 24.18         $ 18.58         $ 17.24         $ 17.64         $ 15.58   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

NAV total return †

       36.47        14.40        3.61        19.73        35.49
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Market value, end of year

     $ 22.17         $ 16.18         $ 15.42         $ 15.36         $ 13.11   
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Investment total return ††

       44.38        11.38        6.42        23.90        40.35
    

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Ratios to Average Net Assets and Supplemental Data:

                        

Net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares, end of year (in 000’s)

     $ 2,460,474         $ 1,998,057         $ 1,888,654         $ 1,924,427         $ 1,759,526   

Net assets attributable to common shares, end of year (in 000’s)

     $ 2,001,217         $ 1,538,799         $ 1,429,397         $ 1,465,169         $ 1,300,268   

Ratio of net investment income to average net assets attributable to common shares before preferred share distributions

       1.65        2.62        2.12        2.18        3.18

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares before fees waived

       1.34        1.41        1.50        1.53        1.66

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets attributable to common shares net of advisory fee reduction, if any

       1.34        1.41        1.40        1.53        1.66

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares before fees waived

       1.07        1.08        1.14        1.14        1.16

Ratio of operating expenses to average net assets including liquidation value of preferred shares net of advisory fee reduction, if any

       1.07        1.08        1.07        1.14        1.16

Portfolio turnover rate

       15.8        14.5        15.0        19.0        13.3

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

12


The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Financial Highlights (Continued)

 

 

Selected data for a share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year:

 

    Year Ended December 31,  
 

 

 

 
    2013     2012     2011     2010     2009  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

5.875% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares

         

Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)

          $ 76,200              $ 76,200              $ 76,200              $ 76,201              $ 76,201   

Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)

    3,048        3,048        3,048        3,048        3,048   

Liquidation preference per share

          $ 25.00              $ 25.00              $ 25.00              $ 25.00              $ 25.00   

Average market value (c)

          $ 25.31              $ 25.72              $ 25.30              $ 24.98              $ 23.34   

Asset coverage per share

          $ 133.94              $ 108.77              $ 102.81              $ 104.76              $ 95.78   

Series B Auction Market Cumulative Preferred Shares

         

Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)

          $ 90,000              $ 90,000              $ 90,000              $ 90,000              $ 90,000   

Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)

    4        4        4        4        4   

Liquidation preference per share

          $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000   

Average market value (d)

          $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000   

Asset coverage per share

          $ 133,938              $ 108,766              $ 102,810              $ 104,757              $ 95,781   

Series C Auction Market Cumulative Preferred Shares

         

Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)

          $ 108,000              $ 108,000              $ 108,000              $ 108,000              $ 108,000   

Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)

    4        4        4        4        4   

Liquidation preference per share

          $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000   

Average market value (d)

          $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000   

Asset coverage per share

          $ 133,938              $ 108,766              $ 102,810              $ 104,757              $ 95,781   

6.000% Series D Cumulative Preferred Shares

         

Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)

          $ 63,557              $ 63,557              $ 63,557              $ 63,557              $ 63,557   

Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)

    2,542        2,542        2,542        2,542        2,542   

Liquidation preference per share

          $ 25.00              $ 25.00              $ 25.00              $ 25.00              $ 25.00   

Average market value (c)

          $ 26.25              $ 26.79              $ 26.09              $ 25.52              $ 24.44   

Asset coverage per share

          $ 133.94              $ 108.77              $ 102.81              $ 104.76              $ 95.78   

Series E Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares

         

Liquidation value, end of year (in 000’s)

          $ 121,500              $ 121,500              $ 121,500              $ 121,500              $ 121,500   

Total shares outstanding (in 000’s)

    5        5        5        5        5   

Liquidation preference per share

          $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000   

Average market value (d)

          $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000              $ 25,000   

Asset coverage per share

          $ 133,938              $ 108,766              $ 102,810              $ 104,757              $ 95,781   

Asset Coverage (e)

    536     435     411     419     383

 

 

For 2013 based on net asset value per share and reinvestment of distributions at net asset value on the ex-dividend date. The years ended 2012, 2011, 2010, and 2009 were based on net asset value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

††

Based on market value per share, adjusted for reinvestment of distributions at prices obtained under the Fund’s dividend reinvestment plan.

(a)

Calculated based upon average common shares outstanding on the record dates throughout the period.

(b)

Amount represents less than $0.005 per share.

(c)

Based on weekly prices.

(d)

Liquidation value. Since February 2008, the weekly auctions have failed. Holders that have submitted orders have not been able to sell any or all of their shares in the auction.

(e)

Asset coverage is calculated by combining all series of preferred shares.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements

 

1. Organization. The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (the “Fund”) currently operates as a diversified closed-end management investment company organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 18, 2003 and registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). Investment operations commenced on November 28, 2003.

The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of total return on its assets with an emphasis on dividends and income. The Fund will attempt to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its assets in dividend paying securities (such as common and preferred stock) or other income producing securities (such as fixed income debt securities and securities that are convertible into equity securities).

2. Significant Accounting Policies. The Fund’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“GAAP”), which may require the use of management estimates and assumptions. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Security Valuation. Portfolio securities listed or traded on a nationally recognized securities exchange or traded in the U.S. over-the-counter market for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the last quoted sale price or a market’s official closing price as of the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. If there were no sales that day, the security is valued at the average of the closing bid and asked prices or, if there were no asked prices quoted on that day, then the security is valued at the closing bid price on that day. If no bid or asked prices are quoted on such day, the security is valued at the most recently available price or, if the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) so determines, by such other method as the Board shall determine in good faith to reflect its fair market value. Portfolio securities traded on more than one national securities exchange or market are valued according to the broadest and most representative market, as determined by Gabelli Funds, LLC (the “Adviser”).

Portfolio securities primarily traded on a foreign market are generally valued at the preceding closing values of such securities on the relevant market, but may be fair valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board if market conditions change significantly after the close of the foreign market, but prior to the close of business on the day the securities are being valued. Debt instruments with remaining maturities of sixty days or less that are not credit impaired are valued at amortized cost, unless the Board determines such amount does not reflect the securities’ fair value, in which case these securities will be fair valued as determined by the Board. Debt instruments having a maturity greater than sixty days for which market quotations are readily available are valued at the average of the latest bid and asked prices. If there were no asked prices quoted on such day, the security is valued using the closing bid price. U.S. government obligations with maturities greater than sixty days are normally valued using a model that incorporates market observable data such as reported sales of similar securities, broker quotes, yields, bids, offers, and reference data. Certain securities are valued principally using dealer quotations.

Securities and assets for which market quotations are not readily available are fair valued as determined by the Board. Fair valuation methodologies and procedures may include, but are not limited to: analysis and review of available financial and non-financial information about the company; comparisons with the valuation and changes in valuation of similar securities, including a comparison of foreign securities with the equivalent U.S.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

dollar value American Depositary Receipt securities at the close of the U.S. exchange; and evaluation of any other information that could be indicative of the value of the security.

The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

   

Level 1 — quoted prices in active markets for identical securities;

   

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.); and

   

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs (including the Board’s determinations as to the fair value of investments).

A financial instrument’s level within the fair value hierarchy is based on the lowest level of any input both individually and in the aggregate that is significant to the fair value measurement. The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The summary of the Fund’s investments in securities by inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2013 is as follows:

 

    

Valuation Inputs

        
  

 

 

    
    

Level 1

Quoted Prices

    

Level 2 Other Significant

Observable Inputs

    

Level 3 Significant

Unobservable Inputs

    

Total Market Value

at 12/31/13

 
           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES:

           

ASSETS (Market Value):

           

Common Stocks

           

Aerospace

   $ 59,157,406         —                 $191,402                 $     59,348,808     

Energy and Utilities: Integrated

     78,999,146         —                 68,992                 79,068,138     

Other Industries (a)

     2,124,267,908         —                 —                 2,124,267,908     

 

 

Total Common Stocks

     2,262,424,460         —                 260,394                 2,262,684,854     

 

 

Preferred Stocks (a)

     777,700         —                 —                 777,700     

Convertible Preferred Stocks:

           

Building and Construction

             —                 0                 0     

Other Industries (a)

     9,945,018         —                 —                 9,945,018     

 

 

Total Preferred Stocks and Convertible Preferred Stocks

     10,722,718         —                 0                 10,722,718     

 

 

Warrants

           

Energy and Utilities: Natural Gas

     1,269,968         —                 —                 1,269,968     

Food and Beverage

             $              447                 —                 447     

 

 

Total Warrants

     1,269,968         447                 —                 1,270,415     

 

 

Corporate Bonds

             13,911,875                 72,562                 13,984,437     

U.S. Government Obligations

             178,560,505                 —                 178,560,505     

 

 

TOTAL INVESTMENTS IN SECURITIES – ASSETS

   $ 2,274,417,146         $192,472,827                 $332,956                 $2,467,222,929     

 

 

 

 

(a)

Please refer to the Schedule of Investments for the industry classifications of these portfolio holdings.

The Fund did not have transfers among Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3 during the year ended December 31, 2013. The Fund’s policy is to recognize transfers among Levels as of the beginning of the reporting period.

Additional Information to Evaluate Qualitative Information.

General. The Fund uses recognized industry pricing services – approved by the Board and unaffiliated with the Adviser – to value most of its securities, and uses broker quotes provided by market makers of securities

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

not valued by these and other recognized pricing sources. Several different pricing feeds are received to value domestic equity securities, international equity securities, preferred equity securities, and fixed income securities. The data within these feeds is ultimately sourced from major stock exchanges and trading systems where these securities trade. The prices supplied by external sources are checked by obtaining quotations or actual transaction prices from market participants. If a price obtained from the pricing source is deemed unreliable, prices will be sought from another pricing service or from a broker/dealer that trades that security or similar securities.

Fair Valuation. Fair valued securities may be common and preferred equities, warrants, options, rights, and fixed income obligations. Where appropriate, Level 3 securities are those for which market quotations are not available, such as securities not traded for several days, or for which current bids are not available, or which are restricted as to transfer. Among the factors to be considered to fair value a security are recent prices of comparable securities that are publicly traded, reliable prices of securities not publicly traded, the use of valuation models, current analyst reports, valuing the income or cash flow of the issuer, or cost if the preceding factors do not apply. A significant change in the unobservable inputs could result in a lower or higher value in Level 3 securities. The circumstances of Level 3 securities are frequently monitored to determine if fair valuation measures continue to apply.

The Adviser reports quarterly to the Board the results of the application of fair valuation policies and procedures. These include back testing the prices realized in subsequent trades of these fair valued securities to fair values previously recognized.

Derivative Financial Instruments. The Fund may engage in various portfolio investment strategies by investing in a number of derivative financial instruments for the purposes of achieving additional return or of hedging the value of the Fund’s portfolio, increasing the income of the Fund, hedging or protecting its exposure to interest rate movements and movements in the securities markets, managing risks, protecting the value of its portfolio against uncertainty in the level of future currency exchange rates, or hedging a specific transaction with respect to either the currency in which the transaction is denominated or another currency. Investing in certain derivative financial instruments, including participation in the options, futures, or swap markets, entails certain execution, liquidity, hedging, tax, and securities, interest, credit, or currency market risks. Losses may arise if the Adviser’s prediction of movements in the direction of the securities, foreign currency, and interest rate markets is inaccurate. Losses may also arise if the counterparty does not perform its duties under a contract, or that, in the event of default, the Fund may be delayed in or prevented from obtaining payments or other contractual remedies owed to it under derivative contracts. The creditworthiness of the counterparties is closely monitored in order to minimize these risks. Participation in derivative transactions involves investment risks, transaction costs, and potential losses to which the Fund would not be subject absent the use of these strategies. The consequences of these risks, transaction costs, and losses may have a negative impact on the Fund’s ability to pay distributions.

Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2011-11 (as clarified by ASU No. 2013-01) “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” requires a fund to disclose both gross information and net information about both instruments and transactions eligible for offset in the statement of assets and liabilities and instruments and transactions subject to an agreement similar to a master netting arrangement. The scope of ASU 2011-11 includes derivatives and sale and repurchase agreements. The purpose of ASU 2011-11 is to facilitate comparison of financial statements prepared on the basis of GAAP and on the basis of International Financial Reporting Standards.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

Management is continually evaluating the implications of ASU 2011-11 and its impact on the financial statements and, at this time, has concluded that ASU 2011-11 is not applicable to the Fund because the Fund does not have investments covered under this guidance.

The Fund’s derivative contracts held at December 31, 2013, if any, are not accounted for as hedging instruments under GAAP and are disclosed in the Schedule of Investments together with the related counterparty.

Limitations on the Purchase and Sale of Futures Contracts, Certain Options, and Swaps. Subject to the guidelines of the Board, the Fund may engage in “commodity interest” transactions (generally, transactions in futures, certain options, certain currency transactions, and certain types of swaps) only for bona fide hedging or other permissible transactions in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”). Pursuant to amendments by the CFTC to Rule 4.5 under the Commodity Exchange Act (“CEA”), the Adviser has filed a notice of exemption from registration as a “commodity pool operator” with respect to the Fund. The Fund and the Adviser are therefore not subject to registration or regulation as a commodity pool operator under the CEA. In addition, certain trading restrictions are now applicable to the Fund as of January 1, 2013. These trading restrictions permit the Fund to engage in commodity interest transactions that include (i) “bona fide hedging” transactions, as that term is defined and interpreted by the CFTC and its staff, without regard to the percentage of the Fund’s assets committed to margin and options premiums and (ii) non-bona fide hedging transactions, provided that the Fund does not enter into such non-bona fide hedging transactions if, immediately thereafter, either (a) the sum of the amount of initial margin deposits on the Fund’s existing futures positions or swaps positions and option or swaption premiums would exceed 5% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions, or (b) the aggregate net notional value of the Fund’s commodity interest transactions would not exceed 100% of the market value of the Fund’s liquidating value, after taking into account unrealized profits and unrealized losses on any such transactions. Therefore, in order to claim the Rule 4.5 exemption, the Fund is limited in its ability to invest in commodity futures, options, and certain types of swaps (including securities futures, broad based stock index futures, and financial futures contracts). As a result, in the future, the Fund will be more limited in its ability to use these instruments than in the past, and these limitations may have a negative impact on the ability of the Adviser to manage the Fund, and on the Fund’s performance.

Foreign Currency Translations. The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currencies, investments, and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at current exchange rates. Purchases and sales of investment securities, income, and expenses are translated at the exchange rate prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions. Unrealized gains and losses that result from changes in foreign exchange rates and/or changes in market prices of securities have been included in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments and foreign currency translations. Net realized foreign currency gains and losses resulting from changes in exchange rates include foreign currency gains and losses between trade date and settlement date on investment securities transactions, foreign currency transactions, and the difference between the amounts of interest and dividends recorded on the books of the Fund and the amounts actually received. The portion of foreign currency gains and losses related to fluctuation in exchange rates between the initial purchase trade date and subsequent sale trade date is included in realized gain/(loss) on investments.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

Foreign Securities. The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible revaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate funds, less complete financial information about companies, and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Taxes. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments, or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and recoveries as applicable, based upon its current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which it invests.

Restricted Securities. The Fund is not subject to an independent limitation on the amount it may invest in securities for which the markets are restricted. Restricted securities include securities whose disposition is subject to substantial legal or contractual restrictions. The sale of restricted securities often requires more time and results in higher brokerage charges or dealer discounts and other selling expenses than does the sale of securities eligible for trading on national securities exchanges or in the over-the-counter markets. Restricted securities may sell at a price lower than similar securities that are not subject to restrictions on resale. Securities freely saleable among qualified institutional investors under special rules adopted by the SEC may be treated as liquid if they satisfy liquidity standards established by the Board. The continued liquidity of such securities is not as well assured as that of publicly traded securities, and accordingly the Board will monitor their liquidity. For the restricted securities the Fund held as of December 31, 2013, refer to the Schedule of Investments.

Securities Transactions and Investment Income. Securities transactions are accounted for on the trade date with realized gain/(loss) on investments determined by using the identified cost method. Interest income (including amortization of premium and accretion of discount) is recorded on the accrual basis. Premiums and discounts on debt securities are amortized using the effective yield to maturity method. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities that are recorded as soon after the ex-dividend date as the Fund becomes aware of such dividends.

Custodian Fee Credits. When cash balances are maintained in the custody account, the Fund receives credits which are used to offset custodian fees. The gross expenses paid under the custody arrangement are included in custodian fees in the Statement of Operations with the corresponding expense offset, if any, shown as “Custodian fee credits.”

Distributions to Shareholders. Distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Distributions to shareholders are based on income and capital gains as determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from income and capital gains as determined under GAAP. These differences are primarily due to differing treatments of income and gains on various investment securities and foreign currency transactions held by the Fund, timing differences, and differing characterizations of distributions made by the Fund. Distributions from net investment income for federal income tax purposes include net realized gains on foreign currency transactions. These book/tax differences are either temporary or permanent in nature. To the extent these differences are permanent, adjustments are made to the appropriate capital accounts in the period when the differences arise. Permanent differences were primarily due to tax treatment of currency gains and losses and distribution reclassification. These reclassifications have no impact on the NAV of the Fund. For the year ended December 31, 2013, reclassifications were made to increase accumulated net investment

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

income by $274,212 and decrease accumulated net realized loss on investments and foreign currency translations by $362,648, with an offsetting adjustment to paid-in-capital.

Under the Fund’s current common share distribution policy, the Fund declares and pays monthly distributions from net investment income, capital gains, and paid-in capital. The actual source of the distribution is determined after the end of the calendar year. Pursuant to this policy, distributions during the year may be made in excess of required distributions. To the extent such distributions are made from current earnings and profits, they are considered ordinary income or long term capital gains. The Fund’s current distribution policy may restrict the Fund’s ability to pass through to shareholders all of its net realized long term capital gains as a Capital Gain Distribution, subject to the maximum federal income tax rate and may cause such gains to be treated as ordinary income. Distributions sourced from paid-in capital should not be considered as dividend yield or the total return from an investment in the Fund. The Board will continue to monitor the Fund’s distribution level, taking into consideration the Fund’s NAV and the financial market environment. The Fund’s distribution policy is subject to modification by the Board at any time.

Distributions to shareholders of the Fund’s 5.875% Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Auction Market Preferred Shares, Series C Auction Market Preferred Shares, 6.000% Series D Cumulative Preferred Shares, and Series E Auction Rate Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”) are recorded on a daily basis and are determined as described in Note 5.

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012 was as follows:

 

     Year Ended
December 31, 2013
     Year Ended
December 31, 2012
 
     Common      Preferred      Common      Preferred  

Distributions paid from:

           

Ordinary income

   $ 26,125,755       $ 4,559,641       $ 56,560,757       $ 14,087,872   

Net long term capital gains

     59,169,429         10,326,644                   

Return of capital

                     22,977,769           
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

   $ 85,295,184       $ 14,886,285       $ 79,538,526       $ 14,087,872   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Provision for Income Taxes. The Fund intends to continue to qualify as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). It is the policy of the Fund to comply with the requirements of the Code applicable to regulated investment companies and to distribute substantially all of its net investment company taxable income and net capital gains. Therefore, no provision for federal income taxes is required.

As of December 31, 2013, the components of accumulated earnings/losses on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Net unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency translations

   $ 784,683,563   

Under the Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010, the Fund is permitted to carry forward for an unlimited period capital losses incurred. As a result of the rule, post enactment capital losses that are carried forward will retain their character as either short term or long term capital losses rather than being considered all short term as under previous law.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund utilized capital loss carryforwards of $104,180,149.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

At December 31, 2013, the temporary differences between book basis and tax basis net unrealized appreciation on investments were primarily due to deferral of losses from wash sales for tax purposes and basis adjustments in partnerships and hybrid securities.

The following summarizes the tax cost of investments and the related net unrealized appreciation at December 31, 2013:

 

       Cost        Gross
Unrealized
Appreciation
       Gross
Unrealized
Depreciation
       Net Unrealized
Appreciation
 

Investments

     $ 1,682,537,840         $ 828,798,793         $ (44,113,704        $ 784,685,089     

The Fund is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Fund’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are “more-likely-than-not” of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Fund as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed not to meet the more-likely-than-not threshold. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalty. As of December 31, 2013, the Adviser has reviewed all open tax years and concluded that there was no impact to the Fund’s net assets or results of operations. Tax years ended December 31, 2010 through December 31, 2013 remain subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and state taxing authorities. On an ongoing basis, the Adviser will monitor the Fund’s tax positions to determine if adjustments to this conclusion are necessary.

3. Agreements and Transactions with Affiliates. The Fund has entered into an investment advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with the Adviser which provides that the Fund will pay the Adviser a fee, computed weekly and paid monthly, equal on an annual basis to 1.00% of the value of the Fund’s average weekly net assets including the liquidation value of preferred shares. In accordance with the Advisory Agreement, the Adviser provides a continuous investment program for the Fund’s portfolio and oversees the administration of all aspects of the Fund’s business and affairs.

The Adviser has agreed to reduce the management fee on the incremental assets attributable to the Preferred Shares if the total return of the NAV of the common shares of the Fund, including distributions and advisory fee subject to reduction, does not exceed the stated dividend rate or corresponding swap rate of each particular series of the Preferred Shares for the year. The Fund’s total return on the NAV of the common shares is monitored on a monthly basis to assess whether the total return on the NAV of the common shares exceeds the stated dividend rate or corresponding swap rate of each particular series of Preferred Shares for the period. For the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund’s total return on the NAV of the common shares exceeded the stated dividend rate or corresponding swap rate of the outstanding Preferred Shares. Thus, advisory fees were accrued on these assets.

During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund paid brokerage commissions on security trades of $223,636 to G.research, Inc., an affiliate of the Adviser.

The cost of calculating the Fund’s NAV per share is a Fund expense pursuant to the Advisory Agreement. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund paid or accrued $45,000 to the Adviser in connection with the cost of computing the Fund’s NAV.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Notes to Financial Statements (Continued)

 

 

As per the approval of the Board, the Fund compensates officers of the Fund, who are employed by the Fund and are not employed by the Adviser (although the officers may receive incentive based variable compensation from affiliates of the Adviser). During the year ended December 31, 2013 the Fund paid or accrued $213,291 in payroll expenses in the Statement of Operations.

The Fund pays each Trustee who is not considered an affiliated person an annual retainer of $18,000 plus $2,000 for each Board meeting attended. Each Trustee is reimbursed by the Fund for any out of pocket expenses incurred in attending meetings. All Board committee members receive $1,000 per meeting attended, the Audit Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $3,000, the Proxy Voting Committee Chairman receives an annual fee of $1,500, the Nominating Committee Chairman and the Lead Trustee each receive an annual fee of $2,000. A Trustee may receive a single meeting fee, allocated among the participating funds, for participation in certain meetings held on behalf of multiple funds. Trustees who are directors or employees of the Adviser or an affiliated company receive no compensation or expense reimbursement from the Fund.

4. Portfolio Securities. Purchases and sales of securities during the year ended December 31, 2013, other than short term securities and U.S. Government obligations, aggregated $337,009,241,and $503,838,114, respectively.

5. Capital. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest (par value $0.001). The Board has authorized the repurchase and retirement of its shares on the open market when the shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more (or such other percentage as the Board may determine from time to time) from the NAV of the shares. During the years ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, the Fund repurchased common shares of beneficial interest in the open market at average discounts of approximately 10% and 10%, respectively, from its NAV as follows:

 

     Year Ended
  December 31, 2013    
     Year Ended
  December 31, 2012    
 
     Shares      Amount      Shares      Amount  

Net decrease from repurchase of common shares

     (53,241)         $(1,064,150)         (97,670)         $(1,559,494)   

A shelf registration authorizing the offering of an additional $500 million of common or preferred shares or notes was declared effective by the SEC on July 11, 2013.

The Fund’s Declaration of Trust, as amended, authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of shares of $0.001 par value Preferred Shares. The Preferred Shares are senior to the common shares and result in the financial leveraging of the common shares. Such leveraging tends to magnify both the risks and opportunities to common shareholders. Dividends on the Preferred Shares are cumulative. The Fund is required by the 1940 Act and by the Statements of Preferences to meet certain asset coverage tests with respect to the Preferred Shares. If the Fund fails to meet these requirements and does not correct such failure, the Fund may be required to redeem, in part or in full, the Series A, Series B, Series C, Series D, and Series E Preferred Shares at redemption prices of $25, $25,000, $25,000, $25, and $25,000, respectively, per share plus an amount equal to the accumulated and unpaid dividends whether or not declared on such shares in order to meet these requirements. Additionally, failure to meet the foregoing asset coverage requirements could restrict the Fund’s ability to pay dividends to common shareholders and could lead to sales of portfolio securities at inopportune times. The

 

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income received on the Fund’s assets may vary in a manner unrelated to the fixed and variable rates, which could have either a beneficial or detrimental impact on net investment income and gains available to common shareholders.

For Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares, the dividend rates, as set by the auction process that is generally held every seven days, are expected to vary with short term interest rates. Since February 2008, the number of Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares subject to bid orders by potential holders has been less than the number of shares of Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares subject to sell orders. Holders that have submitted sell orders have not been able to sell any or all of the Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares for which they have submitted sell orders. Therefore the weekly auctions have failed, and the dividend rate has been the maximum rate. The current maximum rate for Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares is 150%, 150%, and 250%, respectively, of the seven day Telerate/British Bankers Association LIBOR rate on the date of such auction. Existing Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred shareholders may submit an order to hold, bid, or sell such shares on each auction date, or trade their shares in the secondary market. There were no redemptions of Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferred Shares during the year ended December 31, 2013.

The Fund may redeem in whole or in part the 5.875% Series A and 6.000% Series D Preferred Shares at the redemption price at any time. The Board has authorized the repurchase of Series A and Series D Preferred Shares in the open market at prices less than the $25 liquidation value per share. During the year ended December 31, 2013, the Fund did not repurchase any shares of Series A or Series D Preferred Shares.

The following table summarizes Cumulative Preferred Stock information:

 

Series

   Issue Date    Issued/
Authorized
     Number of Shares
Outstanding at
12/31/2013
  

Net

Proceeds

     2013 Dividend
Rate Range
   Dividend
Rate at
12/31/2013
   Accrued
Dividend at
12/31/2013
 
  

 

 

A 5.875%

   October 12, 2004      3,200,000       3,048,019    $ 77,280,971       Fixed Rate    5.875%      $74,613     

B Auction Market

   October 12, 2004      4,000              3,600      98,858,617       1.625% to 1.683%    1.631%      24,465     

C Auction Market

   October 12, 2004      4,800              4,320      118,630,341       1.626% to 1.686%    1.631%      24,465     

D 6.000%

   November 3, 2005      2,600,000       2,542,296      62,617,239       Fixed Rate    6.000%      63,557     

E Auction Rate

   November 3, 2005      5,400              4,860      133,379       2.627% to 2.691%    2.631%      53,278     

The holders of Preferred Shares generally are entitled to one vote per share held on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders of the Fund and will vote together with holders of common shares as a single class. The holders of Preferred Shares voting together as a single class also have the right currently to elect two Trustees and under certain circumstances are entitled to elect a majority of the Board of Trustees. In addition, the affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by holders of all outstanding shares of the Preferred Shares, voting as a single class, will be required to approve any plan of reorganization adversely affecting the Preferred Shares, and the approval of two-thirds of each class, voting separately, of the Fund’s outstanding voting stock must approve the conversion of the Fund from a closed-end to an open-end investment company. The approval of a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the outstanding Preferred Shares and a majority (as defined in the 1940 Act) of the Fund’s outstanding voting securities are required to approve certain other actions, including changes in the Fund’s investment objectives or fundamental investment policies.

6. Indemnifications. The Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Fund has not had prior claims or

 

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losses pursuant to these contracts. Management has reviewed the Fund’s existing contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote.

7. Other Matters. On April 24, 2008, the Adviser entered into a settlement with the SEC to resolve an inquiry regarding prior frequent trading in shares of the GAMCO Global Growth Fund (the “Global Growth Fund”) by one investor who was banned from the Global Growth Fund in August 2002. Under the terms of the settlement, the Adviser, without admitting or denying the SEC’s findings and allegations, paid $16 million (which included a $5 million civil monetary penalty). On the same day, the SEC filed a civil action in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Adviser, alleging violations of certain federal securities laws arising from the same matter. The officer, who also is an officer of the Global Growth Fund and other funds in the Gabelli/GAMCO complex, including this Fund, denies the allegations and is continuing in his positions with the Adviser and the funds. The settlement by the Adviser did not have, and the resolution of the action against the officer is not expected to have, a material adverse impact on the Adviser or its ability to fulfill its obligations under the Advisory Agreement.

8. Subsequent Events. On January 28, 2014, the secondary credit rating agency for the Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferreds changed from Standard & Poor’s Rating Services to Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”). The Series B, Series C, and Series E Preferreds are rated AA by Fitch and Aa3 by Moody’s Investments Services.

The Board of Trustees of the Fund approved, subject to shareholder and other regulatory approvals, the contribution of a portion of the Fund’s assets to a newly formed, diversified, closed-end investment company, The Gabelli Global Small and Mid Cap Value Trust. The transaction, is expected to be voted upon at a Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Dividend & Income Trust on April 15, 2014. The close of business on February 18, 2014 has been fixed as the record date for the determination of shareholders entitled to vote at the Meeting and any adjournments or postponements thereof.

Management has evaluated the impact on the Fund of all other subsequent events occurring through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there were no other subsequent events requiring recognition or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

 

To the Board of Trustees and Shareholders of

The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust:

In our opinion, the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities, including the schedule of investments, and the related statements of operations and of changes in net assets and the financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust (hereafter referred to as the “Fund”) at December 31, 2013, the results of its operations for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the two years in the period then ended and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period then ended, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements and financial highlights (hereafter referred to as “financial statements”) are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits, which included confirmation of securities at December 31, 2013 by correspondence with the custodian and brokers, provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, New York

February 24, 2014

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Additional Fund Information (Unaudited)

 

The business and affairs of the Fund are managed under the direction of the Fund’s Board of Trustees. Information pertaining to the Trustees and officers of the Fund is set forth below. The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 800-GABELLI (800-422-3554) or by writing to The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust at One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422.

 

Name, Position(s)

Address1

and Age

 

Term of Office

and Length of

Time  Served2

 

Number of Funds

in Fund Complex

Overseen by Trustee

 

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

 

Other Directorships

Held by Trustee4

INTERESTED TRUSTEES3 :        

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Trustee and
Chief Investment Officer

Age: 71

  Since 2003***   27   Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer–Value Portfolios of GAMCO Investors, Inc., and Chief Investment Officer–Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc.; Director/Trustee or Chief Investment Officer of other registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex; Chief Executive Officer of GGCP, Inc.   Director of Morgan Group Holdings, Inc. (holding company); Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of LICT Corp. (multimedia and communication services); Director of CIBL, Inc. (broadcasting and wireless communications); Director of ICTC Group, Inc. (communications); Director of RLJ Acquisition Inc. (blank check company) (2011- 2012)

Salvatore M. Salibello

Trustee

Age: 68

  Since 2003**   3   Certified Public Accountant and Former Managing Partner of the public accounting firm Salibello & Broder LLP (1978-2012); Partner of BDO Seidman, LLP since 2012   Director of Kid Brands, Inc. (group of companies in infant and juvenile products)

Edward T. Tokar

Trustee

Age: 66

  Since 2003**   2   Senior Managing Director of Beacon Trust Company (trust services) since 2004; Chief Executive Officer of Allied Capital Management LLC (1977-2004); Vice President of Honeywell International Inc. (1977-2004)   Director of CH Energy Group (energy services); Trustee of Levco Series Trust Mutual Funds through 2005; Director of DB Hedge Strategies Fund through March 2007; Director of Topiary Fund for Benefit Plan Investors Fund (BPI) LLC through December 2007; Director of Teton Advisors, Inc. (financial services) (2008-2010)
INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES5 :        

Anthony J. Colavita

Trustee

Age: 78

  Since 2003*   36   President of the law firm of Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.  

James P. Conn

Trustee

Age: 75

  Since 2003**   20   Former Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Financial Security Assurance Holdings Ltd. (insurance holding company) (1992-1998)   Director of First Republic Bank (banking) through January 2008

Mario d’Urso

Trustee

Age: 73

  Since 2003***   5   Chairman of Mittel Capital Markets S.p.A. (2001-2008); Senator in the Italian Parliament (1996-2001)  

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Trustee

Age: 74

  Since 2003*   7   Former President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Gaming Association (1995-2013); Co-Chairman of the Commission on Presidential Debates; Former Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1983- 1989)   Director of First Republic Bank (banking)

Michael J. Melarkey

Trustee

Age: 64

  Since 2003***   5   Partner in the law firm of Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel, Mulligan & McKenzie; Owner in Pioneer Crossing Casino Group   Director of Southwest Gas Corporation (natural gas utility)

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Trustee

Age: 79

  Since 2003*   20   Chairman of BALMAC International, Inc. (commodities and futures trading)  

Salvatore J. Zizza

Trustee

Age: 68

  Since 2003*   30   Chairman (since 1978) of Zizza & Associates Corp. (financial consulting); Chairman (since 2005) of Metropolitan Paper Recycling, Inc. (recycling); Chairman (since 1999) of Harbor BioSciences, Inc. (biotechnology)   Director and Vice Chairman of Trans-Lux Corporation (business services); Director and Chairman of Harbor Diversified Inc. (pharmaceuticals); Chairman of Bion Environmental Technologies (technology); Director, Chairman, and CEO of General Employment Enterprises (staffing services) (2009-2012)

 

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The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust

Additional Fund Information (Continued) (Unaudited)

 

 

Name, Position(s)
Address1

and Age

  

Term of Office

and Length of

Time Served2

  

Principal Occupation(s)

During Past Five Years

OFFICERS:      

Bruce N. Alpert

President

Age: 62

   Since 2003    Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1988; Officer of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex; Director of Teton Advisors, Inc. 1998-2012; Chairman of Teton Advisors, Inc. 2008-2010; President of Teton Advisors, Inc. 1998-2008; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2008

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary

Age: 41

   Since November
2013
   Counsel- Gabelli Funds, LLC since August 2013; Corporate Vice President of New York Life Insurance Company (May 2011 to March 2013); Vice President Counsel of Deutsche Asset Management (2006 to 2011)

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

Age: 55

   Since 2006    President and Chief Operating Officer of the Open-End Fund Division of Gabelli Funds, LLC since September 2010; Senior Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2009; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 2007; Officer of all of the registered investment companies in the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

Age: 54

   Since November
2013
   Chief Compliance Officer of the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex; Chief Compliance Officer of AEGON USA Investment Management LLC 2011-2013; Chief Compliance Officer of Cutwater Asset Management 2004-2011

Carter W. Austin

Vice President and Ombudsman

Age: 47

   Since 2003    Vice President and/or Ombudsman of other closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Vice President of Gabelli Funds, LLC since 1996

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President and Ombudsman

Age: 37

   Since 2011    Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Assistant Vice President of GAMCO Investors, Inc. since 2003

David I. Schachter

Vice President

Age: 60

   Since 2011    Vice President and/or Ombudsman of closed-end funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds complex; Vice President of G.research, Inc. since 1999

 

1

 

Address: One Corporate Center, Rye, NY 10580-1422, unless otherwise noted.

2

 

The Fund’s Board of Trustees is divided into three classes, each class having a term of three years. Each year the term of office of one class expires and the successor or successors elected to such class serve for a three year term. The three year term for each class expires as follows:

 

*

 

 

Term expires at the Fund’s 2014 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

**

 

 

Term expires at the Fund’s 2015 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

***

 

 

Term expires at the Fund’s 2016 Annual Meeting of Shareholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

 

Each officer will hold office for an indefinite term until the date he or she resigns or retires or until his or her successor is elected and qualified.

3

 

“Interested person” of the Fund, as defined in the 1940 Act. Mr. Gabelli is considered an “interested person” because of his affiliation with Gabelli Funds, LLC which acts as the Fund’s investment adviser. Mr. Salibello and Mr. Tokar are “interested person”.

4

 

This column includes only directorships of companies required to report to the SEC under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, i.e., public companies, or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.

5

 

Trustees who are not interested persons are considered “Independent” Trustees.

 

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INCOME TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited)

December 31, 2013

Cash Dividends and Distributions

           Payable      
Date
           Record      
Date
         Total Amount    
Paid

Per Share(a)
     Ordinary
    Investment    
Income(a)
         Long Term    
Capital

Gains
           Return of      
Capital(b)
     Dividend
  Reinvestment  
Price
 

Common Shares

  

                 
     01/24/13         01/16/13         $0.08000         $0.02450         $0.05550                 $17.62180   
     02/21/13         02/13/13         0.08000         0.02450         0.05550                 17.77360   
     03/21/13         03/14/13         0.08000         0.02450         0.05550                 18.67760   
     04/23/13         04/16/13         0.08000         0.02450         0.05550                 19.11530   
     05/23/13         05/16/13         0.08000         0.02450         0.05550                 20.05720   
     06/21/13         06/14/13         0.09000         0.02760         0.06240                 18.35380   
     07/24/13         07/17/13         0.09000         0.02760         0.06240                 20.24940   
     08/23/13         08/16/13         0.09000         0.02760         0.06240                 20.03430   
     09/23/13         09/16/13         0.09000         0.02760         0.06240                 20.13770   
     10/24/13         10/17/13         0.09000         0.02760         0.06240                 21.31270   
     11/21/13         11/14/13         0.09000         0.02760         0.06240                 21.44980   
     12/19/13         12/13/13         0.09000         0.02760         0.06240                 21.58860   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
           $1.03000         $0.31570         $0.71430              

5.875% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares

  

     03/26/13         03/19/13         $0.36719         $0.11258         0.25461         
     06/26/13         06/19/13         0.36719         0.11258         0.25461         
     09/26/13         09/19/13         0.36719         0.11258         0.25461         
     12/26/13         12/18/13         0.36719         0.11258         0.25461         
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       
           $1.46876         $0.45032         1.01844         

6.000% Series D Cumulative Preferred Shares

  

     03/26/13         03/19/13         $0.37500         $0.11497         0.26003         
     06/26/13         06/19/13         0.37500         0.11497         0.26003         
     09/26/13         09/19/13         0.37500         0.11497         0.26003         
     12/26/13         12/18/13         0.37500         0.11497         0.26003         
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

       
           $1.50000         $0.45988         1.04012         

Series B and C Auction Market Cumulative and Series E Auction Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares

Auction Rate Preferred Shares pay dividends weekly based on the maximum rate. The distributions derived from long term capital gains for the Series B, Series C, or Series E Auction Preferred Shares were $10,326,644 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013.

A Form 1099-DIV has been mailed to all shareholders of record for the distributions mentioned above, setting forth specific amounts to be included in the 2013 tax returns. Ordinary income distributions include net investment income and realized net short term capital gains, if any. Ordinary income is reported in box 1a of Form 1099-DIV. Capital gain distributions are reported in box 2a of Form 1099-DIV. The long term gain distributions for the year ended December 31, 2013 were $59,169,429.

Corporate Dividends Received Deduction, Qualified Dividend Income, and U.S. Government Securities Income

In 2013, the Fund paid to common, 5.875% Series A, and 6.00% Series D Cumulative Preferred shareholders ordinary income dividends of $0.31570, $0.45032, and $0.45988 per share, respectively. The Fund paid weekly distributions to Series B, C, and E preferred shareholders at varying rates throughout the year, including ordinary income dividends totaling $128.24, $128.27, and $209.74 per share, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2013, 100% of the ordinary dividend qualified for the dividends received deduction available to corporations, 100% of the ordinary income distribution was deemed qualified dividend income, and 1.18% of the ordinary income distribution was qualified interest income. The percentage of ordinary income dividends paid by the Fund during 2013 derived from U.S. Treasury securities was 0.01%. Such income is exempt from state and local tax in all states. However, many states, including New York and California, allow a tax exemption for a portion of the income earned only if a fund has invested at least 50% of its assets at the end of each quarter of the Fund’s fiscal year in U.S. Government securities. The Fund did not meet this strict requirement in 2013. The percentage of U.S. Treasury securities held as of December 31, 2013 was 7.24%.

 

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INCOME TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

 

Historical Distribution Summary

 

        Investment   
Income(c)
         Short Term    
Capital
Gains(c)
          Long Term     
Capital

Gains
          Return of     
Capital(b)
     Total
Distributions(a)
          Adjustment     
to Cost

Basis(d)
 

Common Shares

                 

2013

     $0.31020         $0.00550         $0.71430                 $1.03000           

2012

     0.37632         0.30588                 $0.27780         0.96000         $0.27780   

2011

     0.26832         0.13452                 0.49716         0.90000         0.49716   

2010

     0.16120                         0.59880         0.76000         0.59880   

2009

     0.20460                         0.78540         0.99000         0.78540   

2008

     0.27910                 0.00250         0.99840         1.28000         0.99840   

2007

     0.50910         0.23480         0.91610                 1.66000           

2006

     0.60798         0.24082         0.69120                 1.54000           

2005

     0.45996         0.08568         0.65436                 1.20000           

2004

     0.40005         0.10023         0.13893         0.56079         1.20000         0.56079   

5.875% Series A Cumulative Preferred Shares

  

              

2013

     $0.44235         $0.00795         $1.01845                 $1.46875           

2012

     0.81025         0.65850                         1.46875           

2011

     0.97821         0.49054                         1.46875           

2010

     1.46875                                 1.46875           

2009

     1.46875                                 1.46875           

2008

     1.46583                 0.00292                 1.46875           

2007

     0.45059         0.20776         0.81040                 1.46875           

2006

     0.57983         0.22967         0.65925                 1.46875           

2005

     0.56290         0.10493         0.80092                 1.46875           

2004

     0.19150         0.04798         0.06651                 0.30599           

6.000% Series D Cumulative Preferred Shares

  

              

2013

     $0.45176         $0.00812         $1.04012                 $1.50000           

2012

     0.82760         0.67240                         1.50000           

2011

     0.99920         0.50080                         1.50000           

2010

     1.50000                                 1.50000           

2009

     1.50000                                 1.50000           

2008

     1.49700                 0.00300                 1.50000           

2007

     0.46020         0.21220         0.82760                 1.50000           

2006

     0.59215         0.23457         0.67328                 1.50000           

2005

     0.08620         0.01610         0.12270                 0.22500           

 

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INCOME TAX INFORMATION (Unaudited) (Continued)

December 31, 2013

Historical Distribution Summary

 

        Investment   
Income(c)
         Short Term    
Capital
Gains(c)
          Long Term     
Capital

Gains
          Return of     
Capital(b)
     Total
Distributions(a)
          Adjustment     
to Cost

Basis(d)
 

Auction Market/Rate Cumulative Preferred Shares

   

              

2013 Class B Shares

     $  125.97838         $    2.26456         $290.04706                 $  418.29000           

2013 Class C Shares

     126.00248         2.26499         290.10253                 418.37000           

2013 Class E Shares

     206.03966         3.70373         474.37661                 684.12000           

2012 Class B Shares

     221.40190         179.93810                         401.34000           

2012 Class C Shares

     216.87831         176.26169                         393.14000           

2012 Class E Shares

     299.97988         243.80012                         543.78000           

2011 Class B Shares

     243.86841         122.29159                         366.16000           

2011 Class C Shares

     243.76851         122.24149                         366.01000           

2011 Class E Shares

     285.90068         143.36932                         429.27000           

2010 Class B Shares

     381.65000                                 381.65000           

2010 Class C Shares

     381.65000                                 381.65000           

2010 Class E Shares

     444.84000                                 444.84000           

2009 Class B Shares

     388.12000                                 388.12000           

2009 Class C Shares

     388.02000                                 388.02000           

2009 Class E Shares

     451.10000                                 451.10000           

2008 Class B Shares

     944.35220                 1.87780                 946.23000           

2008 Class C Shares

     966.50741                 1.92259                 968.43000           

2008 Class E Shares

     1044.21367                 2.07633                 1046.29000           

2007 Class B Shares

     414.02782         190.66719         743.74499                 1348.44000           

2007 Class C Shares

     409.97064         188.64406         735.87530                 1334.49000           

2007 Class E Shares

     407.63287         187.65002         731.97711                 1327.26000           

2006 Class B Shares

     484.90820         192.07260         551.32920                 1228.31000           

2006 Class C Shares

     484.32800         191.84250         550.66950                 1226.84000           

2006 Class E Shares

     483.94880         191.69260         550.23860                 1225.88000           

2005 Class B Shares

     320.22640         59.69220         455.63150                 835.55000           

2005 Class C Shares

     324.19300         60.43160         461.27540                 845.90000           

2005 Class E Shares

     67.54440         12.59070         96.10490                 176.24000           

2004 Class B Shares

     68.71140         17.21520         23.86340                 109.80000           

2004 Class C Shares

     70.77030         17.73100         24.57840                 113.10000           

 

(a) Total amounts may differ due to rounding.

(b) Non-taxable.

(c) Taxable as ordinary income for Federal tax purposes.

(d) Decrease in cost basis.

 

All designations are based on financial information available as of the date of this annual report and, accordingly, are subject to change. For each item, it is the intention of the Fund to designate the maximum amount permitted under the Internal Revenue Code and the regulations thereunder.

 

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THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST

ANNUAL APPROVAL OF CONTINUANCE OF INVESTMENT ADVISORY AGREEMENT

During the six months ended December 31, 2013, the Board of Trustees of the Trust approved the continuation of the investment advisory agreement with the Adviser for the Trust on the basis of the recommendation by the trustees (the “Independent Board Members”) who are not “interested persons” of the Trust. The following paragraphs summarize the material information and factors considered by the Independent Board Members as well as their conclusions relative to such factors.

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Independent Board Members considered information regarding the portfolio managers, the depth of the analyst pool available to the Adviser and the portfolio managers, the scope of administrative, shareholder, and other services supervised or provided by the Adviser and the absence of significant service problems reported to the Board. The Independent Board Members noted the experience, length of service, and reputation of the portfolio managers.

Investment Performance. The Independent Board Members reviewed the performance of the Fund over one, three, and five year periods against a peer group of equity closed-end funds obtained from Lipper. The Independent Board Members noted the Fund’s top quartile relative performance for each of the periods.

Profitability. The Independent Board Members reviewed summary data regarding the profitability of the Fund to the Adviser.

Economies of Scale. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund was a closed-end fund trading at a discount to net asset value and accordingly unlikely to achieve growth of the type that might lead to economies of scale that the shareholders would not participate in. The Independent Board Members noted that the investment management fee schedule for the Fund does not take into account any potential economies of scale that may develop.

Service and Cost Comparisons. The Independent Board Members compared the expense ratios of the investment management fee, other expenses, and total expenses of the Fund with similar expense ratios of the Lipper peer group of equity closed-end value funds and noted that the Adviser’s management fee includes substantially all administrative services of the Fund as well as investment advisory services. The Independent Board Members noted that the Fund was larger than average within the peer group and that its expense ratios were slightly above average. The Independent Board Members also noted that the management fee structure was the same as that in effect for most of the Gabelli funds. The Independent Board Members were presented with, but did not attach significance to, information comparing the management fee with the fee for other types of accounts managed by an affiliate of the Adviser.

Conclusions. The Independent Board Members concluded that the Fund enjoyed highly experienced portfolio management services, good ancillary services, and a reasonable performance record. The Independent Board Members also concluded that the Fund’s expense ratios and the profitability to the Adviser of managing the Fund were reasonable, and that economies of scale were not a significant factor in their thinking. The Independent Board Members did not view the potential profitability of ancillary services as material to their decision. On the basis of the foregoing and without assigning particular weight to any single conclusion, the Independent Board Members determined to recommend continuation of the Advisory Agreement to the full Board of Trustees.

 

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THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

 

Portfolio Management Team Biographies

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977 and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and Honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.

Christopher J. Marangi joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. He currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Marangi graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Political Economy from Williams College and holds an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School.

Barbara G. Marcin, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1999 and currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Prior to joining GAMCO, Ms. Marcin was head of value investments at Citibank Global Asset Management. Ms. Marcin graduated with Distinction as an Echols Scholar from the University of Virginia and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business.

Robert D. Leininger, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1993 as an equity analyst. Subsequently, he was a partner and portfolio manager at Rorer Asset Management before rejoining GAMCO in 2010 where he currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and co-manages the Fund. Mr. Leininger is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College with a degree in Economics and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA, joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. He focuses on companies in the cardiovascular, healthcare services, and pharmacy benefits management sectors, among others. He also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Jonas was a Presidential Scholar at Boston College, where he received a BS in Finance and Management Information Systems.

Kevin V. Dreyer joined Gabelli in 2005 as a research analyst covering companies within the consumer sector. He currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Dreyer received a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia Business School.


THE GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST

One Corporate Center

Rye, NY 10580-1422

t  800-GABELLI (800-422-3554)

f  914-921-5118

e info@gabelli.com

   GABELLI.COM

 

 

 

TRUSTEES

   OFFICERS

 

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA

Chairman &

Chief Executive Officer,

GAMCO Investors, Inc.

 

Anthony J. Colavita

President,

Anthony J. Colavita, P.C.

 

James P. Conn

Former Managing Director &

Chief Investment Officer,

Financial Security Assurance

Holdings Ltd.

 

Mario d’Urso

Former Italian Senator

 

Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr.

Former President &

Chief Executive Officer,

American Gaming Association

 

Michael J. Melarkey

Partner,

Avansino, Melarkey, Knobel,

Mulligan & McKenzie

 

Salvatore M. Salibello, CPA

Partner,

BDO Seidman, LLP

 

Edward T. Tokar

Senior Managing Director,

Beacon Trust Company

 

Anthonie C. van Ekris

Chairman,

BALMAC International, Inc.

 

Salvatore J. Zizza

Chairman,

Zizza & Associates Corp.

  

 

Bruce N. Alpert

President

 

Andrea R. Mango

Secretary

 

Agnes Mullady

Treasurer

 

Richard J. Walz

Chief Compliance Officer

 

Carter W. Austin

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

Laurissa M. Martire

Vice President & Ombudsman

 

David I. Schachter

Vice President

 

INVESTMENT ADVISER

 

Gabelli Funds, LLC

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1422

 

CUSTODIAN

 

State Street Bank and Trust

Company

 

COUNSEL

 

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher &

Flom LLP

 

TRANSFER AGENT AND
REGISTRAR

 

Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

 

 

 

GDV Q4/2013

LOGO

 


Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

  (a)

The registrant, as of the end of the period covered by this report, has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party.

 

  (c)

There have been no amendments, during the period covered by this report, to a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, and that relates to any element of the code of ethics description.

 

  (d)

The registrant has not granted any waivers, including an implicit waiver, from a provision of the code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer, principal accounting officer or controller, or persons performing similar functions, regardless of whether these individuals are employed by the registrant or a third party, that relates to one or more of the items set forth in paragraph (b) of this item’s instructions.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

As of the end of the period covered by the report, the registrant’s Board of Trustees has determined that Salvatore J. Zizza is qualified to serve as an audit committee financial expert serving on its audit committee and that he is “independent,” as defined by Item 3 of Form N-CSR.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Audit Fees

 

  (a)

The aggregate fees billed for each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements or services that are normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings or engagements for those fiscal years are $43,131 for 2012 and $45,072 for 2013.

Audit-Related Fees

 

  (b)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for assurance and related services by the principal accountant that are reasonably related to the performance of the audit of the registrant’s financial statements and are not reported under paragraph (a) of this Item are $0 for 2012 and $9,000 for 2013. Audit-related fees represent services provided in the preparation of Preferred Shares Reports.


Tax Fees

 

  (c)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for professional services rendered by the principal accountant for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning are $4,200 for 2012 and $4,370 for 2013. Tax fees represent tax compliance services provided in connection with the review of the Registrant’s tax returns.

All Other Fees

 

  (d)

The aggregate fees billed in each of the last two fiscal years for products and services provided by the principal accountant, other than the services reported in paragraphs (a) through (c) of this Item are $0 for 2012 and $0 for 2013.

 

  (e)(1)

Disclose the audit committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures described in paragraph (c)(7) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

Pre-Approval Policies and Procedures. The Audit Committee (“Committee”) of the registrant is responsible for pre-approving (i) all audit and permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the registrant and (ii) all permissible non-audit services to be provided by the independent registered public accounting firm to the Adviser, Gabelli Funds, LLC, and any affiliate of Gabelli Funds, LLC (“Gabelli”) that provides services to the registrant (a “Covered Services Provider”) if the independent registered public accounting firm’s engagement related directly to the operations and financial reporting of the registrant. The Committee may delegate its responsibility to pre-approve any such audit and permissible non-audit services to the Chairperson of the Committee, and the Chairperson must report to the Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting after the Chairperson’s pre-approval of such services, his or her decision(s). The Committee may also establish detailed pre-approval policies and procedures for pre-approval of such services in accordance with applicable laws, including the delegation of some or all of the Committee’s pre-approval responsibilities to the other persons (other than Gabelli or the registrant’s officers). Pre-approval by the Committee of any permissible non-audit services is not required so long as: (i) the permissible non-audit services were not recognized by the registrant at the time of the engagement to be non-audit services; and (ii) such services are promptly brought to the attention of the Committee and approved by the Committee or Chairperson prior to the completion of the audit.

 

  (e)(2)

The percentage of services described in each of paragraphs (b) through (d) of this Item that were approved by the audit committee pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X are as follows:

(b) 100%

(c) 100%

(d) N/A

 

  (f)

The percentage of hours expended on the principal accountant’s engagement to audit the registrant’s financial statements for the most recent fiscal year that were attributed to work performed by persons other than the principal accountant’s full-time, permanent employees was 0%.


  (g) The aggregate non-audit fees billed by the registrant’s accountant for services rendered to the registrant, and rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant for each of the last two fiscal years of the registrant was $0 for 2012 and $0 for 2013.

 

  (h)

The registrant’s audit committee of the board of directors has considered whether the provision of non-audit services that were rendered to the registrant’s investment adviser (not including any sub-adviser whose role is primarily portfolio management and is subcontracted with or overseen by another investment adviser), and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant that were not pre-approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X is compatible with maintaining the principal accountant’s independence.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed registrants.

The registrant has a separately designated audit committee consisting of the following members: Frank J. Fahrenkopf, Jr., Anthonie C. van Ekris and Salvatore J. Zizza.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a) Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

 (b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

The Proxy Voting Policies are attached herewith.


The Voting of Proxies on Behalf of Clients

Rules 204(4)-2 and 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 and Rule 30b1-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 require investment advisers to adopt written policies and procedures governing the voting of proxies on behalf of their clients.

These procedures will be used by GAMCO Asset Management Inc., Gabelli Funds, LLC, Gabelli Securities, Inc., and Teton Advisors, Inc. (collectively, the “Advisers”) to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities held by their clients, including the procedures that the Advisers use when a vote presents a conflict between the interests of the shareholders of an investment company managed by one of the Advisers, on the one hand, and those of the Advisers; the principal underwriter; or any affiliated person of the investment company, the Advisers, or the principal underwriter. These procedures will not apply where the Advisers do not have voting discretion or where the Advisers have agreed to with a client to vote the client’s proxies in accordance with specific guidelines or procedures supplied by the client (to the extent permitted by ERISA).

 

I.

Proxy Voting Committee

The Proxy Voting Committee was originally formed in April 1989 for the purpose of formulating guidelines and reviewing proxy statements within the parameters set by the substantive proxy voting guidelines originally published in 1988 and updated periodically, a copy of which are appended as Exhibit A. The Committee will include representatives of Research, Administration, Legal, and the Advisers. Additional or replacement members of the Committee will be nominated by the Chairman and voted upon by the entire Committee.

Meetings are held as needed basis to form views on the manner in which the Advisers should vote proxies on behalf of their clients.

In general, the Director of Proxy Voting Services, using the Proxy Guidelines, recommendations of Institutional Shareholder Corporate Governance Service (“ISS”), other third-party services and the analysts of Gabelli & Company, Inc., will determine how to vote on each issue. For non-controversial matters, the Director of Proxy Voting Services may vote the proxy if the vote is (1) consistent with the recommendations of the issuer’s Board of Directors and not contrary to the Proxy Guidelines; (2) consistent with the recommendations of the issuer’s Board of Directors and is a non-controversial issue not covered by the Proxy Guidelines; or (3) the vote is contrary to the recommendations of the Board of Directors but is consistent with the Proxy Guidelines. In those instances, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Chairman of the Committee may sign and date the proxy statement indicating how each issue will be voted.

All matters identified by the Chairman of the Committee, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department as controversial, taking into account the

 

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recommendations of ISS or other third party services and the analysts of Gabelli & Company, Inc., will be presented to the Proxy Voting Committee. If the Chairman of the Committee, the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department has identified the matter as one that (1) is controversial; (2) would benefit from deliberation by the Proxy Voting Committee; or (3) may give rise to a conflict of interest between the Advisers and their clients, the Chairman of the Committee will initially determine what vote to recommend that the Advisers should cast and the matter will go before the Committee.

 

  A.

Conflicts of Interest.

The Advisers have implemented these proxy voting procedures in order to prevent conflicts of interest from influencing their proxy voting decisions. By following the Proxy Guidelines, as well as the recommendations of ISS, other third-party services and the analysts of Gabelli & Company, the Advisers are able to avoid, wherever possible, the influence of potential conflicts of interest. Nevertheless, circumstances may arise in which one or more of the Advisers are faced with a conflict of interest or the appearance of a conflict of interest in connection with its vote. In general, a conflict of interest may arise when an Adviser knowingly does business with an issuer, and may appear to have a material conflict between its own interests and the interests of the shareholders of an investment company managed by one of the Advisers regarding how the proxy is to be voted. A conflict also may exist when an Adviser has actual knowledge of a material business arrangement between an issuer and an affiliate of the Adviser.

In practical terms, a conflict of interest may arise, for example, when a proxy is voted for a company that is a client of one of the Advisers, such as GAMCO Asset Management Inc. A conflict also may arise when a client of one of the Advisers has made a shareholder proposal in a proxy to be voted upon by one or more of the Advisers. The Director of Proxy Voting Services, together with the Legal Department, will scrutinize all proxies for these or other situations that may give rise to a conflict of interest with respect to the voting of proxies.

 

  B.

Operation of Proxy Voting Committee

For matters submitted to the Committee, each member of the Committee will receive, prior to the meeting, a copy of the proxy statement, any relevant third party research, a summary of any views provided by the Chief Investment Officer and any recommendations by Gabelli & Company, Inc. analysts. The Chief Investment Officer or the Gabelli & Company, Inc. analysts may be invited to present their viewpoints. If the Director of Proxy Voting Services or the Legal Department believe that the matter before the committee is one with respect to which a conflict of interest may exist between the Advisers and their clients, counsel will

 

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provide an opinion to the Committee concerning the conflict. If the matter is one in which the interests of the clients of one or more of Advisers may diverge, counsel will so advise and the Committee may make different recommendations as to different clients. For any matters where the recommendation may trigger appraisal rights, counsel will provide an opinion concerning the likely risks and merits of such an appraisal action.

Each matter submitted to the Committee will be determined by the vote of a majority of the members present at the meeting. Should the vote concerning one or more recommendations be tied in a vote of the Committee, the Chairman of the Committee will cast the deciding vote. The Committee will notify the proxy department of its decisions and the proxies will be voted accordingly.

Although the Proxy Guidelines express the normal preferences for the voting of any shares not covered by a contrary investment guideline provided by the client, the Committee is not bound by the preferences set forth in the Proxy Guidelines and will review each matter on its own merits. Written minutes of all Proxy Voting Committee meetings will be maintained. The Advisers subscribe to ISS, which supplies current information on companies, matters being voted on, regulations, trends in proxy voting and information on corporate governance issues.

If the vote cast either by the analyst or as a result of the deliberations of the Proxy Voting Committee runs contrary to the recommendation of the Board of Directors of the issuer, the matter will be referred to legal counsel to determine whether an amendment to the most recently filed Schedule 13D is appropriate.

 

II.

Social Issues and Other Client Guidelines

If a client has provided special instructions relating to the voting of proxies, they should be noted in the client’s account file and forwarded to the proxy department. This is the responsibility of the investment professional or sales assistant for the client. In accordance with Department of Labor guidelines, the Advisers’ policy is to vote on behalf of ERISA accounts in the best interest of the plan participants with regard to social issues that carry an economic impact. Where an account is not governed by ERISA, the Advisers will vote shares held on behalf of the client in a manner consistent with any individual investment/voting guidelines provided by the client. Otherwise the Advisers will abstain with respect to those shares.

 

III.

Client Retention of Voting Rights

If a client chooses to retain the right to vote proxies or if there is any change in voting authority, the following should be notified by the investment professional or sales assistant for the client.

-Operations

-Legal Department

 

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-Proxy Department

-Investment professional assigned to the account

In the event that the Board of Directors (or a Committee thereof) of one or more of the investment companies managed by one of the Advisers has retained direct voting control over any security, the Proxy Voting Department will provide each Board Member (or Committee member) with a copy of the proxy statement together with any other relevant information including recommendations of ISS or other third-party services.

 

IV.

Voting Records

The Proxy Voting Department will retain a record of matters voted upon by the Advisers for their clients. The Advisers will supply information on how an account voted its proxies upon request.

A letter is sent to the custodians for all clients for which the Advisers have voting responsibility instructing them to forward all proxy materials to:

[Adviser name]

Attn: Proxy Voting Department

One Corporate Center

Rye, New York 10580-1433

The sales assistant sends the letters to the custodians along with the trading/DTC instructions. Proxy voting records will be retained in compliance with Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act.

 

V.

Voting Procedures

1. Custodian banks, outside brokerage firms and clearing firms are responsible for forwarding proxies directly to the Advisers.

Proxies are received in one of two forms:

 

 

Shareholder Vote Authorization Forms (“VAFs”) - Issued by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (“Broadridge”) VAFs must be voted through the issuing institution causing a time lag. Broadridge is an outside service contracted by the various institutions to issue proxy materials.

 

Proxy cards which may be voted directly.

2. Upon receipt of the proxy, the number of shares each form represents is logged into the proxy system according to security.

3. In the case of a discrepancy such as an incorrect number of shares, an improperly signed or dated card, wrong class of security, etc., the issuing custodian is notified by phone. A corrected proxy is requested. Any arrangements are made to insure that a

 

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proper proxy is received in time to be voted (overnight delivery, fax, etc.). When securities are out on loan on record date, the custodian is requested to supply written verification.

4. Upon receipt of instructions from the proxy committee (see Administrative), the votes are cast and recorded for each account on an individual basis.

Records have been maintained on the Proxy Edge system. The system is backed up regularly.

Proxy Edge records include:

Security Name and Cusip Number

Date and Type of Meeting (Annual, Special, Contest)

Client Name

Adviser or Fund Account Number

Directors’ Recommendation

How GAMCO voted for the client on each issue

5. VAFs are kept alphabetically by security. Records for the current proxy season are located in the Proxy Voting Department office. In preparation for the upcoming season, files are transferred to an offsite storage facility during January/February.

6. Shareholder Vote Authorization Forms issued by Broadridge are always sent directly to a specific individual at Broadridge.

7. If a proxy card or VAF is received too late to be voted in the conventional matter, every attempt is made to vote on one of the following manners:

 

 

VAFs can be faxed to Broadridge up until the time of the meeting. This is followed up by mailing the original form.

 

 

When a solicitor has been retained, the solicitor is called. At the solicitor’s direction, the proxy is faxed.

8. In the case of a proxy contest, records are maintained for each opposing entity.

9. Voting in Person

a) At times it may be necessary to vote the shares in person. In this case, a “legal proxy” is obtained in the following manner:

 

 

Banks and brokerage firms using the services at Broadridge:

The back of the VAF is stamped indicating that we wish to vote in person. The forms are then sent overnight to Broadridge. Broadridge issues individual legal proxies and

 

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sends them back via overnight (or the Adviser can pay messenger charges). A lead-time of at least two weeks prior to the meeting is needed to do this. Alternatively, the procedures detailed below for banks not using Broadridge may be implemented.

 

 

Banks and brokerage firms issuing proxies directly:

The bank is called and/or faxed and a legal proxy is requested.

All legal proxies should appoint:

“Representative of [Adviser name] with full power of substitution.”

b)   The legal proxies are given to the person attending the meeting along with the following supplemental material:

 

 

A limited Power of Attorney appointing the attendee an Adviser representative.

 

A list of all shares being voted by custodian only. Client names and account numbers are not included. This list must be presented, along with the proxies, to the Inspectors of Elections and/or tabulator at least one-half hour prior to the scheduled start of the meeting. The tabulator must “qualify” the votes (i.e. determine if the vote have previously been cast, if the votes have been rescinded, etc. vote have previously been cast, etc.).

 

A sample ERISA and Individual contract.

 

A sample of the annual authorization to vote proxies form.

 

A copy of our most recent Schedule 13D filing (if applicable).

 

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Appendix A

Proxy Guidelines

PROXY VOTING GUIDELINES

GENERAL POLICY STATEMENT

 

It is the policy of GAMCO Investors, Inc. to vote in the best economic interests of our clients. As we state in our Magna Carta of Shareholders Rights, established in May 1988, we are neither for nor against management. We are for shareholders.

At our first proxy committee meeting in 1989, it was decided that each proxy statement should be evaluated on its own merits within the framework first established by our Magna Carta of Shareholders Rights. The attached guidelines serve to enhance that broad framework.

We do not consider any issue routine. We take into consideration all of our research on the company, its directors, and their short and long-term goals for the company. In cases where issues that we generally do not approve of are combined with other issues, the negative aspects of the issues will be factored into the evaluation of the overall proposals but will not necessitate a vote in opposition to the overall proposals.

 

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

 

The advisers do not consider the election of the Board of Directors a routine issue. Each slate of directors is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Factors taken into consideration include:

 

 

Historical responsiveness to shareholders

This may include such areas as:

-Paying greenmail

-Failure to adopt shareholder resolutions receiving a majority of shareholder votes

 

Qualifications

 

Nominating committee in place

 

Number of outside directors on the board

 

Attendance at meetings

 

Overall performance

SELECTION OF AUDITORS

In general, we support the Board of Directors’ recommendation for auditors.

BLANK CHECK PREFERRED STOCK

We oppose the issuance of blank check preferred stock.

Blank check preferred stock allows the company to issue stock and establish dividends, voting rights, etc. without further shareholder approval.

CLASSIFIED BOARD

A classified board is one where the directors are divided into classes with overlapping terms. A different class is elected at each annual meeting.

While a classified board promotes continuity of directors facilitating long range planning, we feel directors should be accountable to shareholders on an annual basis. We will look

 

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at this proposal on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration the board’s historical responsiveness to the rights of shareholders.

Where a classified board is in place we will generally not support attempts to change to an annually elected board.

When an annually elected board is in place, we generally will not support attempts to classify the board.

INCREASE AUTHORIZED COMMON STOCK

The request to increase the amount of outstanding shares is considered on a case-by-case basis.

Factors taken into consideration include:

 

 

Future use of additional shares

-Stock split

-Stock option or other executive compensation plan

-Finance growth of company/strengthen balance sheet

-Aid in restructuring

-Improve credit rating

-Implement a poison pill or other takeover defense

 

Amount of stock currently authorized but not yet issued or reserved for stock option plans

 

Amount of additional stock to be authorized and its dilutive effect

We will support this proposal if a detailed and verifiable plan for the use of the additional shares is contained in the proxy statement.

CONFIDENTIAL BALLOT

We support the idea that a shareholder’s identity and vote should be treated with confidentiality.

However, we look at this issue on a case-by-case basis.

In order to promote confidentiality in the voting process, we endorse the use of independent Inspectors of Election.

 

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CUMULATIVE VOTING

In general, we support cumulative voting.

Cumulative voting is a process by which a shareholder may multiply the number of directors being elected by the number of shares held on record date and cast the total number for one candidate or allocate the voting among two or more candidates.

Where cumulative voting is in place, we will vote against any proposal to rescind this shareholder right.

Cumulative voting may result in a minority block of stock gaining representation on the board. When a proposal is made to institute cumulative voting, the proposal will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. While we feel that each board member should represent all shareholders, cumulative voting provides minority shareholders an opportunity to have their views represented.

DIRECTOR LIABILITY AND INDEMNIFICATION

We support efforts to attract the best possible directors by limiting the liability and increasing the indemnification of directors, except in the case of insider dealing.

EQUAL ACCESS TO THE PROXY

The SEC’s rules provide for shareholder resolutions. However, the resolutions are limited in scope and there is a 500 word limit on proponents’ written arguments. Management has no such limitations. While we support equal access to the proxy, we would look at such variables as length of time required to respond, percentage of ownership, etc.

FAIR PRICE PROVISIONS

Charter provisions requiring a bidder to pay all shareholders a fair price are intended to prevent two-tier tender offers that may be abusive. Typically, these provisions do not apply to board-approved transactions.

 

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We support fair price provisions because we feel all shareholders should be entitled to receive the same benefits.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

GOLDEN PARACHUTES

Golden parachutes are severance payments to top executives who are terminated or demoted after a takeover.

We support any proposal that would assure management of its own welfare so that they may continue to make decisions in the best interest of the company and shareholders even if the decision results in them losing their job. We do not, however, support excessive golden parachutes. Therefore, each proposal will be decided on a case-by- case basis.

Note: Congress has imposed a tax on any parachute that is more than three times the executive’s average annual compensation.

ANTI-GREENMAIL PROPOSALS

We do not support greenmail. An offer extended to one shareholder should be extended to all shareholders equally across the board.

LIMIT SHAREHOLDERS’ RIGHTS TO CALL SPECIAL MEETINGS

We support the right of shareholders to call a special meeting.

CONSIDERATION OF NONFINANCIAL EFFECTS OF A MERGER

This proposal releases the directors from only looking at the financial effects of a merger and allows them the opportunity to consider the merger’s effects on employees, the community, and consumers.

 

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As a fiduciary, we are obligated to vote in the best economic interests of our clients. In general, this proposal does not allow us to do that. Therefore, we generally cannot support this proposal.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

MERGERS, BUYOUTS, SPIN-OFFS, RESTRUCTURINGS

Each of the above is considered on a case-by-case basis. According to the Department of Labor, we are not required to vote for a proposal simply because the offering price is at a premium to the current market price. We may take into consideration the long term interests of the shareholders.

MILITARY ISSUES

Shareholder proposals regarding military production must be evaluated on a purely economic set of criteria for our ERISA clients. As such, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

In voting on this proposal for our non-ERISA clients, we will vote according to the client’s direction when applicable. Where no direction has been given, we will vote in the best economic interests of our clients. It is not our duty to impose our social judgment on others.

NORTHERN IRELAND

Shareholder proposals requesting the signing of the MacBride principles for the purpose of countering the discrimination of Catholics in hiring practices must be evaluated on a purely economic set of criteria for our ERISA clients. As such, decisions will be made on a case-by-case basis.

In voting on this proposal for our non-ERISA clients, we will vote according to client direction when applicable. Where no direction has been given, we will vote in the best economic interests of our clients. It is not our duty to impose our social judgment on others.

 

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OPT OUT OF STATE ANTI-TAKEOVER LAW

This shareholder proposal requests that a company opt out of the coverage of the state’s takeover statutes. Example: Delaware law requires that a buyer must acquire at least 85% of the company’s stock before the buyer can exercise control unless the board approves.

We consider this on a case-by-case basis. Our decision will be based on the following:

 

 

State of Incorporation

 

Management history of responsiveness to shareholders

 

Other mitigating factors

POISON PILL

In general, we do not endorse poison pills.

In certain cases where management has a history of being responsive to the needs of shareholders and the stock is very liquid, we will reconsider this position.

REINCORPORATION

Generally, we support reincorporation for well-defined business reasons. We oppose reincorporation if proposed solely for the purpose of reincorporating in a state with more stringent anti-takeover statutes that may negatively impact the value of the stock.

STOCK OPTION PLANS

Stock option plans are an excellent way to attract, hold and motivate directors and employees. However, each stock option plan must be evaluated on its own merits, taking into consideration the following:

 

 

Dilution of voting power or earnings per share by more than 10%

 

Kind of stock to be awarded, to whom, when and how much

 

Method of payment

 

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Amount of stock already authorized but not yet issued under existing stock option plans

SUPERMAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENTS

Supermajority vote requirements in a company’s charter or bylaws require a level of voting approval in excess of a simple majority of the outstanding shares. In general, we oppose supermajority-voting requirements. Supermajority requirements often exceed the average level of shareholder participation. We support proposals’ approvals by a simple majority of the shares voting.

LIMIT SHAREHOLDERS RIGHT TO ACT BY WRITTEN CONSENT

Written consent allows shareholders to initiate and carry on a shareholder action without having to wait until the next annual meeting or to call a special meeting. It permits action to be taken by the written consent of the same percentage of the shares that would be required to effect proposed action at a shareholder meeting.

Reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

 

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Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

PORTFOLIO MANAGERS

Mr. Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, Ms. Barbara G. Marcin, CFA, Mr. Robert D. Leininger, CFA, Mr. Kevin V. Dreyer, Mr. Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA and Mr. Christopher J. Marangi, serve as Portfolio Managers of the Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust.

PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT

Mario J. Gabelli, CFA, is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. that he founded in 1977 and Chief Investment Officer – Value Portfolios of Gabelli Funds, LLC and GAMCO Asset Management Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia Business School and Honorary Doctorates from Fordham University and Roger Williams University.

Barbara Marcin, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1999 and currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/ GAMCO Funds Complex. Prior to joining GAMCO, Ms. Marcin was head of value investments at Citibank Global Asset Management. Ms. Marcin graduated with distinction as an Echols Scholar from the University of Virginia and holds an MBA degree from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Business.

Robert Leininger, CFA, joined GAMCO Investors, Inc. in 1993 as an equity analyst. Subsequently, he was a partner and portfolio manager at Rorer Asset Management before rejoining GAMCO in 2010 where he currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and co-manages the Fund. Mr. Leininger is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College with a degree in economics and holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Kevin V. Dreyer joined Gabelli in 2005 as a research analyst covering companies within the consumer sector. He currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Dreyer received a BSE from the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Jeffrey J. Jonas, CFA, joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. He focuses on companies in the cardiovascular, healthcare services, and pharmacy benefits management sectors, among others. He also serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Jonas was a Presidential Scholar at Boston College, where he received a BS in Finance and Management Information Systems.

Christopher J. Marangi joined Gabelli in 2003 as a research analyst. He currently serves as a portfolio manager of Gabelli Funds, LLC and manages several funds within the Gabelli/GAMCO Funds Complex. Mr. Marangi graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a BA in Political Economy from Williams College and holds an MBA with honors from Columbia Business School.


MANAGEMENT OF OTHER ACCOUNTS

The table below shows the number of other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers and the total assets in each of the following categories: registered investment companies, other paid investment vehicles and other accounts as of December 31, 2013. For each category, the table also shows the number of accounts and the total assets in the accounts with respect to which the advisory fee is based on account performance.

 

Name of Portfolio

Manager

   Type of
Accounts
  

Total

No. of

Accounts
Managed

  

Total

Assets

  

No. of

Accounts

where

Advisory

Fee is Based

on

Performance

  

Total Assets

in Accounts
where

Advisory

Fee is Based

on

Performance

1. Mario J. Gabelli    Registered Investment Companies:    26    23.4B    7    5.3B
     Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:    15    555.2M    13    547.2M
     Other Accounts:    1,699    18.3B    21    2.3B
                          

2. Barbara G.

Marcin

   Registered Investment Companies:    3    1.2B    0    0
     Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:    0    0    0    0
     Other Accounts:    39    156.1M    0    0
                          

3. Robert D.

Leininger

   Registered Investment Companies:    0    0    0    0
     Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:    0    0    0    0
     Other Accounts:    13    50.9M    2    45.3M
                          
4. Kevin V. Dreyer    Registered Investment Companies:    5    5.7B    1    1.7B
     Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:    0    0    0    0
     Other Accounts:    280    1.1B    1    8.3M
                          
5. Jeffrey J. Jonas    Registered Investment Companies:    2    3.9B    0    0
     Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:    0    0    0    0
     Other Accounts:    8    24.7M    2    20.9M
                          
6. Christopher J. Marangi    Registered Investment Companies:    5    6.5B    2    1.9B
     Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:    0    0    0    0
     Other Accounts:    286    1.2B    2    20.4M


POTENTIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

As reflected above, the Portfolio Managers manage accounts in addition to the Trust. Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a Portfolio Manager also has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to one or more other accounts. These potential conflicts include:

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED TIME AND ATTENTION.    As indicated above, the Portfolio Managers manage multiple accounts. As a result, he/she will not be able to devote all of their time to the management of the Trust. The Portfolio Managers, therefore, may not be able to formulate as complete a strategy or identify equally attractive investment opportunities for each of those accounts as might be the case if he/she were to devote all of their attention to the management of only the Trust.

ALLOCATION OF LIMITED INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES.    As indicated above, the Portfolio Managers manage managed accounts with investment strategies and/or policies that are similar to the Trust. In these cases, if the Portfolio Manager identifies an investment opportunity that may be suitable for multiple accounts, a Fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity because the opportunity may be allocated among all or many of these accounts or other accounts managed primarily by other Portfolio Managers of the Adviser, and their affiliates. In addition, in the event a Portfolio Manager determines to purchase a security for more than one account in an aggregate amount that may influence the market price of the security, accounts that purchased or sold the security first may receive a more favorable price than accounts that made subsequent transactions.

SELECTION OF BROKER/DEALERS.  Because of Mr. Gabelli’s indirect majority ownership interest in G.research, Inc., he may have an incentive to use G.research to execute portfolio transactions for a Fund.

PURSUIT OF DIFFERING STRATEGIES.  At times, the Portfolio Managers may determine that an investment opportunity may be appropriate for only some of the accounts for which he/she exercises investment responsibility, or may decide that certain of the funds or accounts should take differing positions with respect to a particular security. In these cases, the Portfolio Manager may execute differing or opposite transactions for one or more accounts which may affect the market price of the security or the execution of the transaction, or both, to the detriment of one or more other accounts.

VARIATION IN COMPENSATION.   A conflict of interest may arise where the financial or other benefits available to the Portfolio Manager differs among the accounts that he/she manages. If the structure of the Adviser’s management fee or the Portfolio Manager’s compensation differs among accounts (such as where certain accounts pay higher management fees or performance-based management fees), the Portfolio Manager may be motivated to favor certain accounts over others. The Portfolio Manager also may be motivated to favor accounts in which they have an investment interest, or in which the Adviser, or their affiliates have investment interests. Similarly, the desire to maintain assets under management or to enhance a Portfolio Manager’s performance record or to derive other rewards, financial or otherwise, could influence the Portfolio Manager in affording preferential treatment to those accounts that could most significantly benefit the Portfolio Manager. For example, as reflected above, if the Portfolio Manager manages accounts which have performance fee arrangements, certain portions of his/her compensation will depend on the achievement of performance milestones on


those accounts. The Portfolio Manager could be incented to afford preferential treatment to those accounts and thereby be subject to a potential conflict of interest.

The Adviser, and the Funds have adopted compliance policies and procedures that are designed to address the various conflicts of interest that may arise for the Adviser and their staff members. However, there is no guarantee that such policies and procedures will be able to detect and prevent every situation in which an actual or potential conflict may arise.

COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR MARIO J. GABELLI

Mr. Gabelli receives incentive-based variable compensation based on a percentage of net revenues received by the Adviser for managing the Trust. Net revenues are determined by deducting from gross investment management fees the firm’s expenses (other than Mr. Gabelli’s compensation) allocable to this Trust. Five closed-end registered investment companies (including this Trust) managed by Mr. Gabelli have arrangements whereby the Adviser will only receive its investment advisory fee attributable to the liquidation value of outstanding preferred stock (and Mr. Gabelli would only receive his percentage of such advisory fee) if certain performance levels are met. Additionally, he receives similar incentive based variable compensation for managing other accounts within the firm and its affiliates. This method of compensation is based on the premise that superior long-term performance in managing a portfolio should be rewarded with higher compensation as a result of growth of assets through appreciation and net investment activity. The level of compensation is not determined with specific reference to the performance of any account against any specific benchmark. One of the other registered investment companies managed by Mr. Gabelli has a performance (fulcrum) fee arrangement for which his compensation is adjusted up or down based on the performance of the investment company relative to an index. Mr. Gabelli manages other accounts with performance fees. Compensation for managing these accounts has two components. One component is based on a percentage of net revenues to the investment adviser for managing the account. The second component is based on absolute performance of the account, with respect to which a percentage of such performance fee is paid to Mr. Gabelli. As an executive officer of the Adviser’s parent company, GBL, Mr. Gabelli also receives ten percent of the net operating profits of the parent company. He receives no base salary, no annual bonus, and no stock options.

COMPENSATION STRUCTURE FOR THE PORTFOLIO MANAGERS OTHER THAN MR. GABELLI

The compensation for the Portfolio Managers other than Mr. Gabelli for the Trust is structured to enable the Adviser to attract and retain highly qualified professionals in a competitive environment. The Portfolio Managers other than Mr. Gabelli receive a compensation package that includes a minimum draw or base salary, equity-based incentive compensation via awards of restricted stock, and incentive based variable compensation based on a percentage of net revenue received by the Adviser for managing the Trust to the extent that the amount exceeds a minimum level of compensation. Net revenues are determined by deducting from gross investment management fees certain of the firm’s expenses (other than the Portfolio Managers’ compensation) allocable to the Trust (the incentive-based variable compensation for managing other accounts is also based on a percentage of net revenues to the investment adviser for managing the account). This method of compensation is based on the premise that superior long-term performance in managing a portfolio should be rewarded with higher compensation as a result of growth of assets through appreciation and net investment activity. The level of equity-based incentive and incentive-based variable compensation is based on an evaluation by the Adviser’s parent, GBL, of quantitative and qualitative performance evaluation criteria. This evaluation


takes into account, in a broad sense, the performance of the accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers, but the level of compensation is not determined with specific reference to the performance of any account against any specific benchmark. Generally, greater consideration is given to the performance of larger accounts and to longer term performance over smaller accounts and short-term performance.

OWNERSHIP OF SHARES IN THE FUND

Mario J. Gabelli, Barbara G. Marcin, Robert D Leininger, Kevin V. Dreyer, Jeffrey J. Jonas, and Christopher J. Marangi each owned over $1,000,000, $0, $100,001 - $500,000, $10,001 - $50,000 $10,001 - $50,000, and $0, respectively, of shares of the Trust as of December 31, 2013.

 

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Period  

 

  

(a) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased

 

  

(b) Average Price Paid
per Share (or Unit)

 

  

(c) Total Number of
Shares (or Units)
Purchased as Part of
Publicly Announced

Plans or Programs

 

  

(d) Maximum Number (or
Approximate Dollar Value) of
Shares (or Units) that  May
Yet Be Purchased Under the
Plans or Programs

 

Month #1  

07/01/13  

through  

07/31/13  

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

  

Common – 82,827,719

 

Preferred Series A –3,048,019

 

Preferred Series D – 2,542,296

Month #2  

08/01/13  

through  

08/31/13  

  

Common – 33,241

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – $20.04

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

  

Common – 33,241

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

  

Common – 82,827,719 – 33,241 = 82,794,478

 

Preferred Series A –3,048,019

 

Preferred Series D – 2,542,296

Month #3  

09/01/13  

through  

09/30/13  

  

Common – 15,000

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – $19.96

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

  

Common – 15,000

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

  

Common – 82,794,478 – 15,000 = 82,779,478

 

Preferred Series A –3,048,019

 

Preferred Series D – 2,542,296

Month #4  

10/01/13  

through  

10/31/13  

  

Common – 5,000

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

  

Common – $19.58

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

  

Common – 5,000

 

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

  

Common - 82,779,478 – 5,000 = 82,774,478

 

Preferred Series A – 3,048,019


    

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Preferred Series D – 2,542,296

 

Month  

11/01/13  

through  

11/30/13  

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – 82,774,478

 

Preferred Series A –3,048,019

 

Preferred Series D –2,542,296

 

Month #6  

12/01/13  

through  

12/31/13  

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – N/A

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – 82,774,478

 

Preferred Series A –3,048,019

 

Preferred Series D –2,542,296

 

Total     

Common – 53,241

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

 

  

Common – $19.99

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

  

Common – 53,241

 

Preferred Series A – N/A

 

Preferred Series D – N/A

   N/A

Footnote columns (c) and (d) of the table, by disclosing the following information in the aggregate for all plans or programs publicly announced:

 

a. The date each plan or program was announced – The notice of the potential repurchase of common and preferred shares occurs quarterly in the Fund’s quarterly report in accordance with Section 23(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
b. The dollar amount (or share or unit amount) approved – Any or all common shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s common shares are trading at a discount of 7.5% or more from the net asset value of the shares. Any or all preferred shares outstanding may be repurchased when the Fund’s preferred shares are trading at a discount to the liquidation value of $25.00.
c. The expiration date (if any) of each plan or program – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.
d. Each plan or program that has expired during the period covered by the table – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.
e. Each plan or program the registrant has determined to terminate prior to expiration, or under which the registrant does not intend to make further purchases. – The Fund’s repurchase plans are ongoing.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s Board of Trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.


  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the registrant’s second fiscal quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Code of ethics, or any amendment thereto, that is the subject of disclosure required by Item 2 is attached hereto.

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 (12.other) Not applicable.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

(Registrant)            The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust                                                                    
By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                                        
                                                 Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date    3/10/2014                                                                                                                                       

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Bruce N. Alpert                                                                                        
                                                 Bruce N. Alpert, Principal Executive Officer

 

Date    3/10/2014                                                                                                                                       

 

By (Signature and Title)*  /s/ Agnes Mullady                                                                                         
                                                 Agnes Mullady, Principal Financial Officer and Treasurer

 

Date    3/10/2014                                                                                                                                       

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.